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Madison, WI – Workers at TruStage Financial Group, formerly CUNA Mutual Group, say they will reject the Employer’s offer if put to a vote this month. TruStage workers, represented by the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 39, have been bargaining with TruStage since March 2022 for a successor collective bargaining agreement. Negotiations broke down...

Extreme heat is forecast throughout Wisconsin this week, which could create conditions for pavement buckling. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is advising motorists to be alert and take extra caution. When very hot conditions occur, it causes the pavement slabs to expand and push against one another. If the pressure becomes great enough, the...

A Madison-based nonprofit called Maydm plans to ramp up growth after being selected for a five-year, $500,000 grant award.  The organization aims to support girls and youth of color in 6th grade through high school as they pursue education in STEM fields, offering workshops, summer programs and paid internships.  Maydm recently...

-- A Madison-based nonprofit called Maydm plans to ramp up growth after being selected for a five-year, $500,000 grant award.  The organization aims to support girls and youth of color in 6th grade through high school as they pursue education in STEM fields, offering workshops, summer programs and paid internships.  Maydm...

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges youth ATV/UTV operators and their parents to operate responsibly. Over the last five years, 70% of fatal crashes involving operators or passengers under the age of 18 occurred on private lands. Lack of helmets, not using seatbelts in UTVs and inexperience are among...

MADISON, Wis - Painters & Allied Trades, District Council No. 7 would like to thank U.S. Attorney Timothy O'Shea for joining other prosecutors from red and blue states that criminally prosecute construction labor brokers for payroll fraud. Gustavo Reyes was sentenced on August 18, 2023, for federal tax evasion in connection with his operation of a number...

MILWAUKEE – Block Build MKE 2023, the signature annual project of Revitalize Milwaukee, will transform 18 homes in Milwaukee’s Muskego Way Neighborhood. The neighborhood rehabilitation project will take place on Saturday, Aug. 19, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The houses will receive free repairs and upgrades, collectively valued at more...

MADISON, WIS. – To honor the life and legacy of the late Annette Ostrom, a prominent World Dairy Expo exhibitor as a member of Milk Source Genetics and La Femme Fatale, a philanthropist, youth enthusiast and leader in the dairy industry, the Ostrom family will dedicate more than $120,000 to World Dairy Expo’s Youth Showmanship Contest over...

– Lawrence University and the Trout Museum of Art are pleased to announce an expansion of their partnership, which will revitalize nearly an entire city block in downtown Appleton. A new four-story mixed-use building slated for the southeastern section of the 300 block of E. College Avenue – between S. Drew and S. Durkee Streets –...

“Labor brokers who pay construction workers in cash (often less than what they agreed to pay), fail to pay federal and state taxes, fail to remit unemployment insurance payments, and fail to claim all employees on their worker’s compensation insurance policy are a drain on all law-abiding taxpayers and have seriously eroded the Wisconsin construction industry. We...

(Appleton, Wis) – Home field advantage has a new meaning for Chilton Public Schools athletics. On Thursday, Aug. 17, District officials, students, community members, and representatives from Hoffman Planning, Design & Construction, Inc. cut the ribbon on the District’s new athletic complex, completing phase one of the $19.3 million project approved by voters in the April 2022 referendum.

MADISON — Today, the Wisconsin Building Trades Council released the following statement regarding the conviction of Gustavo Reyes, an operator of several Wisconsin drywall companies known to routinely exploit and misclassify workers: “The sentencing of Gustavo Reyes underscores the critical importance of collaboration between labor, industry, and law enforcement in upholding the principles of a responsible...