ONLINE EVENT: Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m. CT
CONTACT: Laura Dresser, COWS Associate Director
[email protected], 608-695-9065
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Register Today: Virtual Wisconsin Labor Organizing Panel Tomorrow @ 12:00 PM
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Join COWS and the Havens Wright Center for Social Justice for Working Wisconsin 2023: Workers’ Views of Working in Wisconsin, a free online panel event featuring organizers from several recent Wisconsin unionizing drives in celebration of Labor Day and the release of the 2023 State of Working Wisconsin.
This virtual event, held from 12:00-1:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Sept. 6, will provide an opportunity to hear directly from workers as they share their views on what it's been like to labor in 2023, a year marked by record-low unemployment in the state and increasing evidence of workers’ demands for improvements in work. The panel includes Wisconsin workers from important drives to improve jobs in the state's service, entertainment, and restaurant industries.
Free and available to the public, Working Wisconsin 2023: Workers’ Views of Working in Wisconsin can be viewed by registering online.
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: Virtual – Register via Eventbrite
WHO:
- Thomas Wynn – Security Guard, Fiserv Forum (Steward, MASH)
- Kayli Humphry – Event Staff Lead, Pabst Theater Group (Chief Steward, MASH)
- Troy Brewer – Cook, Fiserv Forum (Steward, MASH)
- Jack Savin – Barista, Starbucks on State St (Organizing Committee, Workers United)
Released each year in time for Labor Day, the State of Working Wisconsin offers the most recent data available on wages, jobs, and unions to build a stronger understanding of workers’ experience of the state’s economy. This year’s report celebrates promising trends and worker achievements over the past year, while continuing to shine a light on the deep underlying challenges and inequalities facing Wisconsin workers.
To learn more about the State of Working Wisconsin 2023, see our recent press release and view the full report at workingwi.org.
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About COWS
Based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, COWS is a national think-and-do tank that promotes “high road” solutions to social problems. Visit cows.org to learn more, or click below to learn more about our projects housed at COWS:
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