Labor Spring 2023 brought together workers, including student workers, from Madison and Milwaukee on Saturday to share their experiences organizing in their workplaces. The event took place at The Crossing Campus Ministry and served as …
Month: April 2023
This Is Good News For Workers
A low unemployment rate is certainly good news for people looking for a job, but today’s guest says “it matters for all workers, because when the line at the door is short, it means they …
Wisconsin businesses want more workers, but barriers prevent many from joining the labor force
Laura Dresser, associate director of the COWS economic think tank at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said another approach could be addressing the issues that prevent people from joining the workforce, like child care, transportation and …
Report finds more than 40% of Milwaukeeans are working ‘bad jobs’
Laura Dresser, the associate director of COWS, says, “What you’re really seeing is what’s going on in the bottom of the labor market is quite substantially different from what’s going on in better jobs.” What …