Today, COWS launched the State of Working Wisconsin 2022, which offers the most recent data available on wages, jobs, disparities, and unions to build a stronger understanding of what is going on in the state’s labor …
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Playing with Public Money in Milwaukee: Data, Context, and Questions on Soccer Stadiums
Today, COWS released Playing with Public Money in Milwaukee: Data, Context, and Questions on Soccer Stadiums. This report offers an overview of research on the economic impact of sports arenas and information on recent public investments …
The Crisis in Milwaukee’s Service Industry
Today, COWS released The Crisis in Milwaukee’s Service Industry. This report highlights the challenges faced by low-wage workers in the service industry as well as the policy solutions that local leaders can take to address …
The State of Working Wisconsin 2021
In time for Labor Day, our annual State of Working Wisconsin report will be released as a four-part series next week: Jobs: Tuesday, 8/31 Unions: Wednesday, 9/1 Wages: Thursday, 9/2 Worker Experiences: Friday, 9/3 For …
Raise the Wage Act for Child Care Workers Press Release
Contacts Laura Dresser, COWS Associate Director (ldresser@cows.org, 608-695-9065) or Daithi Wolfe, Kids Forward Senior Early Education Analyst (dwolfe@kidsforward.org 608-513-5246) For immediate release $15 by 2025 would Raise Wages for 2/3 of Wisconsin’s Child Care …
EPIC Approach to Sustainability, Climate Resilience, and Adaptation to Expand Across Asia
May 25-27, 2021 Representatives from 32 Asian city and university partnerships will participate in a pioneering initiative that matches real-world challenges in cities with local university departments and students. The upcoming virtual EPIC-Asia Workshop event …
COWS Releases New Factsheet on $15 by 2025
This week, COWS released a new report about the impact of raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2025.
State of Working Wisconsin 2020 Now LIVE
Contact: Laura Dresser, Associate Director, ldresser@cows.org, 608-695-9065 Today, COWS launched the State of Working Wisconsin 2020, which tracks the ongoing economic indicators of the COVID-19 crisis in the state. In just a few months, COVID-19 …
COWS releases the State of Working Wisconsin 2019: Facts & Figures
This Labor Day, with the memory of the Great Recession of 2007 now fading from memory, workers across Wisconsin have this good news to celebrate. The unemployment rate in the state has been consistently low. …
Reducing Wisconsin's energy deficit critical to economic success
[MADISON, WI] The state of Wisconsin currently has one of the biggest energy production deficits of any state in the nation; $14.4 billion left the state in 2016 to pay for imported energy. A new …