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Wisconsin's unemployment rate ticked up for the fourth straight month and is up nearly half a point since May.
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Read More »Another chance for ‘Second Start’ bill meant to give college dropouts apprenticeship info
A bill being circulated by state lawmakers would revive a plan to send information about apprenticeships to recent college dropouts, a step aimed at curtailing the state's persistent shortage of qualified construction workers.
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Read More »Wisconsin unemployment rate drops to 2.8% in April
New data show Wisconsin's unemployment rate matched a record low last month.
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Read More »Carpenters’ union official to administer unemployment benefits for state (UPDATE)
The longtime head of the Wisconsin carpenters’ union will be the top official administering the state’s unemployment system under Gov. Tony Evers.
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Read More »Job center bringing opportunities to Wisconsin inmates
A prison near Madison is giving inmates access to a Wisconsin Job Center to help them prepare for life after their release.
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Read More »LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Governor Walker’s support of apprenticeship isn’t new
Last month, Associated Builders & Contractors held one of Wisconsin’s first-ever “Apprenticeship Signing Days,” replicating signing-day events that are held for high-performing student athletes recruited into four-year universities to play sports.
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Read More »$10M loan program aimed at attracting small contractors wary of Foxconn
With minority-, women- and veteran-owned contractors having shown reluctance to compete for the first set of Foxconn-related contracts, state officials are hoping to stir up more interest through the use of a new loan program.
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Read More »With Foxconn needing 10,000 workers, resource fair drums up interest in trades
A resource fair in Racine on Thursday marked the beginning of a hiring blitz to enlist construction workers for the $10 billion plant Foxconn Technology Group plans to build in southeast Wisconsin.
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Read More »Report: Worker-misclassification fight nets $1.4M
In 2017 alone, Wisconsin’s work to crack down on employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors instead of direct employees has netted nearly $1.4 million.
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Read More »Union accuses contractors on Northwestern Mutual project of paying cash, avoiding taxes
A multi-state carpenters union is organizing demonstrations outside Northwestern Mutual buildings in downtown Milwaukee in response to what it alleges is the use of unfair labor practices in the construction nearby of a new apartment tower for the insurance company. ...
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