AltWeeklies Wire
The Increasingly Hostile World Of Wisconsin's Civil Servantsnew
A look at the backlash against Wisconsin state employees and their unions.
Isthmus |
Marc Eisen |
12-20-2010 |
Business & Labor
Wisconsin State Employee Union Says the Governor's Furlough Math is Faultynew
When Gov. Jim Doyle announced that all state employees would have to take mandatory 16-day furloughs to help balance the state budget, Diane Tieman was a little confused. The state doesn't pay her salary, so her forced vacation won't save Wisconsin taxpayers a dime
Isthmus |
Joe Tarr |
08-18-2009 |
Business & Labor
David Newby Hopes to Lead Labor's Comebacknew
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO President David Newby has felt despair over the past three decades of plant closings, wage cuts and union-busting. But he's convinced the labor movement has the potential to rebound.
Isthmus |
Roger Bybee |
02-09-2009 |
Business & Labor
Paper Mill Closing Leaves One Wisconsin Town Fighting for Its Lifenew
The struggle over the NewPage paper mill in Kimberly, Wisc., underscores the larger pattern of hurt in the heartland.
Isthmus |
Roger Bybee |
10-20-2008 |
Business & Labor
Sorry, Your Job's Been Outsourced!new
Thousands of manufacturing jobs have moved to countries that skimp on wages and regulations -- now the service sector is also at risk.
Isthmus |
Roger Bybee |
11-06-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Will Wisconsin's Disabled Workers Get Long-Delayed Raise?new
Efforts to raise the bottom for the 700 state workers on permanent total disability have floundered for years; now the labor reps on the state's Worker's Compensation Advisory Council are trying to bring older recipients to within six years of current levels.
Isthmus |
Bill Lueders |
09-11-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Dems' Labor Problemnew
Door-to-door canvassers raising money for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee complain that the company that employes them, Boston-based Grassroots Campaigns, is paying them less than the Wisconsin minimum wage.
Isthmus |
Bill Lueders |
09-05-2006 |
Business & Labor
