CUNA Mutual workers move closer toward their first-ever strike
In a definitive vote, workers at the Madison-based insurance and financial services company authorized a strike.
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Check the crying about restaurant labor shortages
If the pandemic forces Madison restaurateurs to raise wages, it’ll be long overdue.
Madison’s Common Council races put movement candidates to the test
The April 6 election highlights backlash against Black Lives Matter and radical policy ideas.
At Madison’s Police and Fire Commission, the deck is stacked against the public
The hiring of Madison’s newest police chief is another defeat for community control.
A chain of death for the Wisconsin Legislature
The Wisconsin GOP is fighting an imaginary war on Christmas while Wisconsinites fight for their lives.
Wisconsin’s failed democracy embodies the right’s vision for the United States
The political rot in our state might just decide the 2020 election.
Law enforcement agencies are targeting and surveilling Black activists in Madison
From federal prosecutions to snatch-and-grab arrests, local activists face an alarming but familiar pattern of repression.
Epic workers aren’t just mad, they’re organizing
The Madison-area tech company’s botched COVID-19 response has spurred some employees to pursue unionization.
The BLM movement is making strides, no thanks to Madison’s liberal elite
Protestors confront a chasm between their goals and local government.
Madison’s mayor offers a macabre message of support to the police
In a video sent to city employees and later made public, Satya Rhodes-Conway endorses MPD at one of its worst moments.
