Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday declared a public-health emergency over the coronavirus, which helps free up resources to respond to its growing threat. Meanwhile, the Capitol closed to formal tours until further notice and the state high school athletics association moved to restrict attendance at winter tournaments.

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Stephanie Bloomingdale is taking over at the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO after a series of years in which, by all accounts, unions had taken a serious beating.

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The prominent labor leader Phil Neuenfeldt, who recently retired as president of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, died on Sunday in his home, the union announced the following day.

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Embattled Wisconsin labor unions think they would see an end to union-busting policies if Wisconsin were governed by the Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Evers, who is challenging Gov. Scott Walker this fall — and are spending big to help him get there.

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The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can't be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious blow to organized labor.

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Mahlon Mitchell, a Democratic candidate for governor, scored a big union endorsement on Thursday, while another hopeful closed the door on dropping out of the race to seek re-election to her current office.

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Liberal judge Rebecca Dallet's runaway victory in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race cheered Democrats eager for more evidence that their party can expect success in the midterm elections this fall.

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The state Assembly advanced a bill Tuesday that would cut by more than half the number of union representatives on a panel with great influence over the state’s workers’ comp policies. Assembly Bill 308, which was up before Assembly lawmakers ...

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Milwaukee's commercial building boom is expected to get a little louder, thanks to an investment from the AFL-CIO.

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AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka became the latest member of President Donald Trump's manufacturing to resign following the president's equivocal response to violence by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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