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Thursday on Lake Effect: Wisconsin Organized Labor, Carpentry Competition, Marcus Center Grove

Thursday on Lake Effect:

We explore the state of organized labor in Wisconsin with the new head of the state’s AFl-CIO. Then, how building a house - or part of a house - works as a team sport for Wisconsin high school students. Plus, art and architecture critic Mary Louise Schumacher weighs in on the controversy over the future of a grove of trees outside the Marcus Center.

Guests:

  • Stephanie Bloomingdale, president, Wisconsin AFL-CIO
  • Brent Kindred, executive director, SkillsUSA Wisconsin; Jeff Lemmer, instructor, Bradley Tech High School
  • Mary Louise Schumacher, former art and architecture critic, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  • Whitehorse