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In June this year, workers at the Pabst Theater Group (PTG) in Milwaukee voted overwhelmingly to unionize (with 34 voting for the union and just 2 votes against). PTG runs five entertainment venues in Milwaukee, …

In January 2022, quality assurance workers at Middleton-based Raven Software began the process of forming a union. Raven Software creates video games under Activision Blizzard, including the Call of Duty franchise. Raven’s parent company, Activision …

The national movement organizing union representation for Starbucks workers came to Wisconsin this year. By June, four Starbucks locations – Oak Creek, Plover, Appleton and one in Madison – voted yes on unionization. Across these …

In late August, nurses at UW Health voted to support a three day walkout set for mid-September. The nurses’ campaign for a union began in 2019. The nurses have asked for voluntary recognition by demonstrating …

When we interviewed Lisa last summer, her work in a nursing home put her at the center of the stress and fatality of the pandemic. She was working increased hours with inadequate protection and with …

When we interviewed Mariah last summer, she shared how stressful it was to work in healthcare, from PPE shortages to the threat of disease transmission to at-risk family members. Understaffed & Overworked In the last …

When we interviewed Troy last summer, he had been laid off from all three of his jobs, and COVID-19 was dramatically changing his kids’ lives. A lot has changed since then at home and at …