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The latest downturn has had a disproportionate effect on service industry workers. A large share are Black and Latino; the majority are women. Full article here.   https://www.jsonline.com/in-depth/money/business/2020/10/30/milwaukee-and-u-s-economy-produces-too-many-low-pay-jobs/5916993002/

Friday, October 23, 2020WORT/Labor Radio n 5:30p CT n   n Interview with Laura Dresser.   https://www.wortfm.org/news-talk/news/labor-radio/

In the post-mortem that followed 2016, one state was singled out as having pushed Trump over the electoral finish line: Wisconsin. Winning Wisconsin is the story of how one state’s fight for its own political …

“The increase in the disease can put a real damper on the economic growth, absolutely,” Laura Dresser said. “And we’re seeing real increases right now.” n Full article here.   https://www.superiortelegram.com/news/government-and-politics/6722634-Wisconsin-unemployment-rate-declines-to-5.4-in-September

Entropia, Rio de Janeiro • Vol. 4 • N°8 • Julho/Dezembro/2020 • Pág. 211/235   http://www.entropia.slg.br/index.php/entropia/article/view/190/180

Wisconsin’s unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent in September, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Thursday by the state Department of Workforce Development (DWD). “We’re still going (in) the right …

The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI) cites COWS report Wisconsin Opportunity in Domestic Energy Production: The Economic and Health Benefits of 100% In-State Energy Production in its report to Governor Tony Evers.   https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/madison/news/2020/10/06/climate-change-report-details-current-and-future-impacts-in-wisconsin

Laura Dresser was a guest on PBS Wisconsin Here & Now weekly news program, sharing findings on the toll COVID-19 is taking on Wisconsin’s workforce. n n Friday, September 18, 20207:30pm n n Permanent link here.   WPT Watch

Laura Dresser will be on tonight’s PBS Wisconsin Here & Now weekly news program, sharing findings on the toll COVID-19 is taking on Wisconsin’s workforce. n n Friday, September 18, 20207:30pm   WPT Watch

Weston Roundtable SeriesThursday, September 17, 2020 n Understanding How Policy Making Shapes Inequality in Urban Vulnerability and Risk is Key to Foster Climate Justice n Paty Romero-Lankao n National Renewable Energy Laboratory4:15p CT n To …