Gov. Tony Evers is convening a task force to recommend ways to combat the abuse of work misclassification.

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On the face of things, now would seem an odd time for Ken Kraemer to be stepping down from the top role at Building Advantage.

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Oak Creek officials are looking to spend more than $20 million on a new business park that officials expect to draw in suppliers of the massive factory complex Foxconn Technology Group is building nearby in Racine County.

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Oak Creek's growing pains threaten to become only worse following Milwaukee County officials' decision this week to not set aside money in the county's 2018 budget for various improvements to a busy commercial corridor.

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Already in the grips of a labor shortage, Wisconsin's construction industry will soon be brought under even more pressure to recruit good workers by the $10 billion factory the Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn plans to build in southeast Wisconsin.

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The leader of the Milwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council is seriously considering a bid to become the leader of the city of Oak Creek.

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Despite recent laws that many fear would cripple labor organizations throughout the state, union membership is actually increasing in the construction industry.

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As news came out Friday that yet another building is going up as part of the Bucks arena development in downtown Milwaukee, the contractor overseeing the construction said it is still putting together a project-labor agreement for that part of the work.

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After long pent-up frustration led to the destruction of several buildings on Milwaukee’s north side, city officials were suggesting residents might turn to construction to at least find part of a way out of the poverty and despair endured by many in the area.

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When trade unions are faced with choosing whom to endorse in a race with two or more worthy candidates, seniority often serves as the tiebreaker.

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