Page 4 - Dan Bukiewicz News Today

CBS 58 is your local source for the Milwaukee news, Milwaukee weather, and Milwaukee sports.

CBS 58 is your local source for the Milwaukee news, Milwaukee weather, and Milwaukee sports.

Recent data suggests the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated racial disparities in the construction industry.

Joshua Johnson, state director of the Wisconsin Apprenticeship Program, is famous for saying, “apprenticeship is for everyone.” However, recent numbers suggest the coronavirus pandemic exacerbated racial disparities in the construction industry, and retaining Black apprentices in that industry may pose one of the state program’s biggest challenges to date.  Apprenticeships, paid training opportunities that can last three to seven years, represent the primary way people interested in...

“I probably take more complaints than anybody,” Mayor Dan Bukiewicz said. Oak Creek Director of Community Development Doug Seymour acknowledged the city’s process for fielding and resolving complaints can be confusing, fragmented and overly complex. To improve and streamline the relationship between the city and residents when it comes to neighborhood preservation and code compliance, the city administrator, attorney, police and fire chief, community development director and a management ...

With construction projects expected to increase in the post-pandemic world, some minority contractors say two of the area’s largest participation programs may be doing more harm than good to companies and workers from underrepresented groups. However, union officials and other construction industry insiders say mandates are the best way to ensure the inclusion of people from these groups. The programs in question are the City of Milwaukee’s Residential Preference Program (RPP) and Milwa...