The Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) has released a report called The State of Working Wisconsin — Update 2011, which examines the increased rates of unemployment and underemployment in Wisconsin and the disparate impact those problems on particular sectors of the workforce. Read more in the Wisconsin Budget Project’s Labor Day blog post.
Jon Peacock
Main Takeaways Everyone in Wisconsin, regardless of their county, age, or profession deserves to live in a community that supports their wellbeing. This means access to quality, affordable mental health and substance use disorder services. Governor Evers’ proposed...
Main Takeaways Behind every workforce are individuals and caregivers working all hours to build thriving families, communities and businesses. The governor's biennial state budget is an opportunity to demand better for working families. Raising the minimum wage to $20...
Main Takeaways Child care is unaffordable and unavailable for too many working families. Child care staff are severely underpaid and this critical industry is on the verge of collapse unless there is continued economic support. The Governor's budget takes several...
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