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Wisconsin’s Labor Movement is Having a Big Moment
As Labor Day 2021 rolls around, Wisconsin workers face their greatest opportunity for wage growth and unionization in years. The post Wisconsin’s Labor Movement is Having a Big Moment appeared first on UpNorthNews | Wisconsin News For You.
September 10, 2021Better Wages, Stronger Benefits Key To Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery, UW-Madison Study Finds
“Many of the problems that the State of Working Wisconsin has documented for more than two decades were really exposed and exacerbated by the COVID pandemic and its impact on work,” said Laura Dresser. “The very …
September 10, 2021Where Employment, Wages And Unions Stand In Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio’s Central Time interviews Laura Dresser on the new “Working Wisconsin” report, tracking the trends in wages, jobs and organization for the state’s labor force during the last year. We find out about how a …
September 10, 2021Report: Unions weaker, wages stagnant in Wisconsin in recent years
Unions in Wisconsin are significantly weaker than they were a decade ago and wage growth over the past quarter-century was stagnant, according to a new report from COWS, a policy institute housed at UW-Madison. Read …
September 10, 20216 Ways to Measure the State of Workers
The data shows some surprising improvements in Wisconsin employment picture. Read the full article at: https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2021/09/07/the-state-of-politics-6-ways-to-measure-state-of-workers/
September 10, 2021- More In the News posts
Project Updates
Worker Experiences: State of Working Wisconsin 2021
In the summer of 2020, we spoke to workers in various sectors and across the state to better understand what the economy looks like for them, as well as the impact of policies (or lack thereof) at …
September 3, 2021
Wages: State of Working Wisconsin 2021
For three million working Wisconsinites, wages are the most important measure of the quality of their jobs. Despite the global pandemic and the restructuring of every aspect of work and life in response to it, …
September 2, 2021
Unions: State of Working Wisconsin 2021
Since bricklayers in Milwaukee formed the state’s first trade union in 1847, organized labor has played a critical role in the economy, securing better wages and working conditions for workers throughout the state. In part …
September 1, 2021
Jobs: State of Working Wisconsin 2021
COVID-19 shuttered the economy in March 2020. Jobs plummeted. Unemployment skyrocketed. The recovery has been uneven. Key data below show how we are doing (all relative to February 2020). In part one of four, we’re …
August 31, 2021
June 2021 Data Analysis
June 2021 Data Analysis In March 2020, the US took dramatic steps to stop the spread of COVID-19. States issued stay-at-home orders, the economy contracted dramatically, jobs plummeted, and unemployment spiked. After the collapse, the …
July 26, 2021
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Laura Dresser
Associate Director
ldresser@cows.org
608-695-9065
Emily Miota
Outreach & Communications
ejmiota@cows.org
608-263-7958