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.
Republican union busting sends endorsements to Democrats, COVID lockdowns sending endorsements to Republicans
Trade associations and labor unions will endorse either left-leaning Janet Protasiewicz or Republican Dan Kelly ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
Biden visit presents ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ for Laborers
President Joe Biden spoke at the Laborers' International Union of North America's training center in DeForest.
Hintz named as new LECET director
The Wisconsin Laborers District Council selected Gordon Hintz as director of the Wisconsin Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust.
Labor union, contractor association officials comment on apprenticeship rule proposal
Wisconsin construction industry insiders commented at a public hearing for a proposed rule requiring a portion of builders’ workforce to be made of apprentices when tackling certain projects.
Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council names Kent Miller president, business manager
The Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council has appointed Kent Miller as its next president and business manager.
Laborers endorse Mandela Barnes for U.S. Senate
The Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council is endorsing Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes in his campaign for U.S. Senate.
ON THE LEVEL; Through tough time for unions, Schmitt never lost sight of benefits of collective bargaining
With his father the president of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, John Schmitt grew up with an almost inevitable appreciation of the benefits of unions.
Schmitt retiring from Wisconsin Laborers
After 48 years with the laborers union, nearly 12 as president and business manager of the Wisconsin Laborers’ District Council, John Schmitt is retiring.
Carpenters, operators, laborers unions back Steil’s re-election bid
A trio of construction trades unions on Tuesday endorsed Rep. Brian Steil in his re-election bid for Congress.
Senate OKs bill making it a felony to trespass on pipeline projects
A bill that would make it a felony to trespass on the site of a pipeline project earned the state Senate's approval on Tuesday.
TRAINING DAY: Groups take various approaches to combating worker shortage
Construction groups at the forefront of combating Wisconsin's labor shortage are seeing little sign of it letting up.
Today’s News
- Corn mill owners plead to federal charges in fatal explosion, will pay $11.25 million
- BUILDING BLOCKS: Second phase of Lower Yahara River Trail construction
- Sky-high mortgage rates leave homes unaffordable for more buyers, sending new home sales tumbling
- Forecast: Economic challenges ahead as rates rise and labor shortages remain
- CBRE opens office on 18th floor of Milwaukee BMO Tower
- Former inmate able to rebuild life through work in construction trades
- Zignego to lead $60M I-894 improvement project
- Minnesota approves giant solar energy project near Minneapolis
- Veterinary center wants to build $13M clinic in Pewaukee
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids around the state
- OSHA targets silica dust for engineered stone industry
- Biden administration announces $1.4B to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states, including Wisconsin
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)