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Expanded candidate pool, increased accountability would benefit city.
Wisconsin’s median hourly wage hit a record high of $25.01 last year, as stronger wage growth for lower-paid workers helped cut wage inequality in the state. That’s according to this year’s State of Working Wisconsin report from the High Road
Despite public support for labor unions currently reaching levels not seen in decades, particularly among younger workers, efforts to undermine unions and union organizing continue.
Time to celebrate three Wisconsin heroes who have made extraordinary contributions to standing up for working people and against plutocracy: Bob Amsden, Rebecca Cooke and Tom Nelson.
As we celebrate Labor Day, it’s the perfect time to go beyond giving workers a symbolic pat on the back with a long weekend. Instead, let’s give more workers a real stake in the companies they help build. A new campaign, Expanding ESOPs, is working to do just that, and I hope sharing my story helps move their effort forward.
Business was growing for our aluminum foundry. Then came the tariffs.
When it comes to fair wages, Wisconsin should not be playing catch up. Wisconsin should lead.
Conservative jurist Rebecca Bradley will not seek another term — a gut punch to Republicans.
When I’m asked for advice, three things I share. First, over prepare for every class. Have a detailed lesson plan, but also a Plan B. Second, be yourself, not some stultified version of what you think a teacher should be. Third, always do what you think is right for your students, not what you’re told by a colleague, the author of the textbook or an administrator long gone from the classroom.
Supreme Court’s ‘constitutional revolution’ unleashes wave of new regulations, new costs
If you disagree with something a judge does when they are exercising their judicial authority, you can file an appeal, but you can’t have them arrested.
America is armed to the teeth and wishes to remain so, regardless of the risk, regardless of the human cost.
President Trump has signed an executive order directing a military ‘response’ to ‘civil unrest’ in U.S. cities
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Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still says AI and the rise of data centers are “going to be good for the state as we become more of a hub.” But he also said related energy demands will need to be
ABC’s apprentices can graduate, be promoted, and rise to the ranks of management, or even ownership, all while keeping the benefits and resources they’ve earned during their years of work. T
Wisconsin is now at a fork in the road when it comes to mission-based, educational autonomy for private choice schools.
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Expanded candidate pool, increased accountability would benefit city.
Wisconsin’s median hourly wage hit a record high of $25.01 last year, as stronger wage growth for lower-paid workers helped cut wage inequality in the state. That’s according to this year’s State of Working Wisconsin report from the High Road Strategy Center, a left-leaning nonprofit think tank based at UW-Madison.
Despite public support for labor unions currently reaching levels not seen in decades, particularly among younger workers, efforts to undermine unions and union organizing continue.
Time to celebrate three Wisconsin heroes who have made extraordinary contributions to standing up for working people and against plutocracy: Bob Amsden, Rebecca Cooke and Tom Nelson.
As we celebrate Labor Day, it’s the perfect time to go beyond giving workers a symbolic pat on the back with a long weekend. Instead, let’s give more workers a real stake in the companies they help build. A new campaign, Expanding ESOPs, is working to do just that, and I hope sharing my story helps move their effort forward.
Business was growing for our aluminum foundry. Then came the tariffs.
When it comes to fair wages, Wisconsin should not be playing catch up. Wisconsin should lead.
Conservative jurist Rebecca Bradley will not seek another term — a gut punch to Republicans.
When I’m asked for advice, three things I share. First, over prepare for every class. Have a detailed lesson plan, but also a Plan B. Second, be yourself, not some stultified version of what you think a teacher should be. Third, always do what you think is right for your students, not what you’re told by a colleague, the author of the textbook or an administrator long gone from the classroom.
Supreme Court’s ‘constitutional revolution’ unleashes wave of new regulations, new costs
If you disagree with something a judge does when they are exercising their judicial authority, you can file an appeal, but you can’t have them arrested.
America is armed to the teeth and wishes to remain so, regardless of the risk, regardless of the human cost.
President Trump has signed an executive order directing a military ‘response’ to ‘civil unrest’ in U.S. cities
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Wisconsin Technology Council President Tom Still says AI and the rise of data centers are “going to be good for the state as we become more of a hub.” But he also said related energy demands will need to be carefully managed. Still was the featured guest during yesterday’s Greater
ABC’s apprentices can graduate, be promoted, and rise to the ranks of management, or even ownership, all while keeping the benefits and resources they’ve earned during their years of work. T
Wisconsin is now at a fork in the road when it comes to mission-based, educational autonomy for private choice schools.
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