Category: Labor

Democrats: It’s Time to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour

Democrats have the power to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in 11 years. The arguments in favor of doing so are overwhelming.

Workers at Wonderstate Coffee in Milwaukee won their union election but management has decided to close their cafe indefinitely.

Workers at Wonderstate Coffee are disappointed that the owners of the Viroqua-based company have not been supportive of their campaign to unionize.

Nearly 4,000 workers have left the La Crosse area labor force since February, a worrying statistic the official unemployment rate conceals.

Here is a day to lean and loaf and ponder that word that consumes so much of our lives: work.

The students are worried adequate safeguards have not been put in place to prevent a large covid outbreak as thousands return to campus.

Student workers at UWL announced they were taking strike action on Thursday, with a rally planned for Friday.

A group of UWL workers say the university has done little to protect them from COVID and are demanding hazard pay and improved conditions.

The nurses are organizing medical and other aid for those sleeping outside in La Crosse at a special event next Tuesday.

Many local immigrant families who are out of work are unable to access unemployment benefits. Find out how you can help.