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When an 8-year-old Nicaraguan boy was run over on a Wisconsin dairy farm, authorities blamed his father and closed the case. Meanwhile, the community of immigrant workers knows a completely different story.

Some say auto union workers are fed up with low pay, irregular hours, and injury concerns.

The Pabst Theater Group's part-time employees are calling on the organization to recognize their union. Peter Rickman, president of the Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Organization, and Kayli, an event lead at the Pabst Theater Group, share more about their efforts.

Former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch was part of Walker administration's effort to bring Foxconn to Wisconsin. Now, Democrats and labor groups are stepping up their criticism of Republican candidate for governor and her early support of the promised factory.

Last month, employees at a Starbucks in Oak Creek, Wisconsin announced their intentions to unionize. Employees Sydney LeBarron-Fahl and Hannah Fogarty share why they are pushing to unionize.

Earlier this year, workers at Colectivo voted to join a union, but the fight isn’t over yet. Colectivo has continued its legal fight against these efforts, questioning the validity of the vote. So far the process has taken nearly two years and although Colectivo says it will bargain in good faith with the IBEW union once it is certified, it’s unclear how long Colectivo plans to fight against the union’s certification.

U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh spoke with WUWM about union organizing at Colectivo Coffee, as well as U.S. labor shortages and President Biden's "Build Back Better" agenda.

Just before last month’s Democratic Presidential debate in Milwaukee, a group of protestors demonstrated right outside the filing room where hundreds of…

Today, Malala Yousafzai won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, along with longtime activist against child labor Kailash Satyarthi.Last week, Satyarthi's son,…

The future of immigration reform at the federal level remains in doubt, stalled in the House of Representatives, where key Republican leaders oppose the…