Milwaukee Area Labor Council: These heroes wear capes

West Allis, Wisc. — Donning capes, current and former workers at Rogers Behavioral Health will protest poor conditions for patients, severe understaffing and retaliation against workers who have expressed concerns about the treatment of the clinics’ patients beginning at  10:30 a.m., Thurs.,

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ManpowerGroup report details AI use in talent acquisition, new challenges

While the vast majority of companies surveyed for a recent ManpowerGroup report are using AI for talent acquisition, the technology is having a smaller impact than expected and leading to new problems.  The Milwaukee-based global employment agency’s Talent Solutions division yesterday released “The New Talent Equation: Building Better Talent Decisions,”

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Oracle sues PSC, seeking to relax data center rules

Oracle is suing the Public Service Commission in a bid to roll back credit rating requirements imposed by regulators on data center customers.  Commissioners in an April decision voted to require very large customers of We Energies to either post collateral for new power plants built to serve their energy

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Milwaukee Area Labor Council: These heroes wear capes

West Allis, Wisc. — Donning capes, current and former workers at Rogers Behavioral Health will protest poor conditions for patients, severe understaffing and retaliation against workers who have expressed concerns about the treatment of the clinics’ patients beginning at  10:30 a.m., Thurs., June 25, outside the Rogers’ outpatient center in West Allis. 

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FEMA: Makes $775,000 available in pre-disaster mitigation grant funds for resilience projects in Wisconsin

CHICAGO – FEMA recently announced that federal funding for hazard mitigation projects is available to the state of Wisconsin to address flood risks. This funding will empower states to take decisive, proactive steps to protect their communities from future disasters. Congress authorized these three projects through the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: Pocan, Scott, Hirono, Murray, Reed, Whitehouse introduce bill to make college more affordable, double Pell Grant

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) and U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced bicameral legislation to make higher education more affordable for millions of working and middle-class students across the country. 

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: In lead up to anniversary of Roe being overturned, Baldwin leads bills to expand access to abortion care

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Patty Murray (D-WA) today introduced two bills to help Americans access abortion as Republicans continue to chip away at women’s fundamental right to make their own decisions

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