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Milwaukee unions provide ‘Know Your Rights’ training amid ICE enforcement concerns
Milwaukee Area Labor Council offers 'Know Your Rights' training amid ICE enforcement concerns.
Moxy Hotel plans stall amid union fight
The Common Council’s Milwaukee Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee on Tuesday voted to hold plans for the seven-story, 156-room hotel in “Block 3” of the Deer District.
Brews and Blueprints Podcast: Pam Fendt, president of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council
Brews and Blueprints is a podcast about development, real estate and construction in Wisconsin. We talk to the minds and drivers behind new projects and the latest technology shaping the physical environment in the state.
Unions recognize workers who died on the job in Wisconsin
In 2023, 62 workers died on the job in Wisconsin. Unions this weekend gathered to remember their names.
Gov. Evers, Milwaukee Mayor Johnson to speak at Laborfest 2023
The festival celebrates organized labor and will feature speeches by elected officials.
Labor organizations speak out as Master Lock plans to close north side Milwaukee plant
Workers at Milwaukee's Master Lock plant were told their jobs would be outsourced starting in the fall.
Workers’ Memorial Day: Officials say ‘More work to do’ to prevent worker deaths
Johnson said safety was the responsibility of every resident and said it was critical for people from marginalized communities.
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez to attend Workers’ Memorial Day event in Milwaukee
Rodriguez and other elected officials will read the names of those who have died on the job.
Milwaukee Area Labor Council swears in officers, Executive Board
The 2023-2025 officers and Executive Board of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council were sworn in by state AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale at the April Delegate Meeting.
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE: Milwaukee officials, labor leaders observe Workers Memorial Day
Workers, labor leaders and elected officials gathered on Thursday at Zeidler Union Square on Milwaukee’s near west side to observe Workers Memorial Day in honor of workers who have died or been injured on the job.
MKE labor groups call safer-at-home protests ‘extremely upsetting’
A coalition of Milwaukee-area labor unions in a statement Wednesday criticized recent protests against a lockdown of public life that's meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Members named to Taskforce on Climate and Economic Equity
Milwaukee County Supervisor Supreme Moore Omokunde and City of Milwaukee Alderman Nik Kovac have announced the members of the Milwaukee City-County Joint Taskforce on Climate and Economic Equity and scheduled the group's first meeting for Nov. 11.
Today’s News
- $24M mixed-use development breaks ground
- Supervisor calls for referendum on Milwaukee County Courthouse revamp
- $19M mixed-use project tackles city’s biggest issues
- US existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
- Milwaukee Water Street nightlife locations for sale
- Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
- ON THE LEVEL: Josh Brown takes the torch at Bliffert Lumber
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Tom’s Drive In nears completion in Fond du Lac
- Computing facility dropped from Midtown Center redevelopment in Milwaukee
- Delayed Bay View development reaches Milwaukee Common Council
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)