Demands include a $15 minimum wage and union contracts for all cleaners in Milwaukee. By Angeline Terry - Jun 15th, 2021 04:28 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Justice for Janitors Day. Photo courtesy of the Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Organization.
Milwaukee janitors rallied Tuesday afternoon at Zeidler Union Square to launch their campaign for a new union contract.
The janitors and Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Organization (MASH) are set to begin negotiations on a labor agreement with Milwaukee area contractors in the coming weeks. Their contract demands include a $15 minimum wage and union-level employment protections for all cleaners in Milwaukee. They also are demanding a “voice and seat at the table for janitors,” said MASH President
Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Parade still scheduled for September 25 By Westown Association - May 10th, 2021 04:00 pm
MILWAUKEE – Westown Association has made the decision to cancel the 2021 season of the
Westown Farmers’ Market. The organization will continue to support neighborhood businesses and residents, however, challenges including the current occupancy in downtown offices and access to the park influenced the decision to cancel the event this year.
While employees are expected to return to their offices later this year, a majority of employees are still in a remote environment. As the downtown workforce is the market’s primary customer base, vendors rely on their attendance each week. Additionally, due to renovations at 231 W. Michigan St., Third Street between Michigan Street and Everett Street will be closed through summer which impacts vendor and customer accessibility to Zeidler Union Square.
By Carl Lindner - Dec 20th, 2020 08:41 am //end headline wrapper ?>Oak Creek Power Plant and Elm Road Generating Station. Photo by Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch.
Two years ago, almost to the day, a dozen or so members of the Clean Power Coalition of Southeast Wisconsin gathered in Zeidler Union Square, across from We Energies‘ headquarters. They were there to protest the pollution and health hazards caused by the two large coal burning plants in Oak Creek.
Since 2017 the Coalition has held public events and published numerous op-eds and letters to editors to educate the public about the toxic effects of coal energy. One of these events, a “listening session,” was held at the Oak Creek Public Library in the spring of 2018. About 200 residents and neighbors were there to share and listen to testimony about the blanket of coal dust they had recently discovered on their cars, houses, driveways, and the playground near the plant. Overnight, th