On Monday, transit workers stood shoulder to shoulder with their passengers and elected officials as they marched a mile down Wisconsin Avenue under a gloomy sky to the steps of the Milwaukee County Courthouse. Their demand: improved security on the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) buses.
Author: Milwaukee Leader Staff
Milwaukee Pro Soccer Team Needs a Name, Stadium, Funding, Etc.
Milwaukee deserves a football club. Will it really get one?
Why are Wisconsin Republicans pretending to support progressive housing policies?
Should we believe that we can solve our housing crisis by tweaking the market, or are liberals being taken for a ride?
Milwaukee News Roundup: June 23, 2023
Like the familiar smell of Milorganite wafting from Jones Island, Milwaukee’s media cycle kind of stinks. That’s why we bring you the week’s unduly overlooked
Milwaukee tells Public Service Commission: “The bill is too damn high.”
At Milwaukee hearings, community advocates decry rate hikes, urge PSC to implement cap on consumers’ annual energy payments.
Tony Evers Just Signed Off on the Largest Voucher School Expansion in 30 Years
Public school advocates say they feel betrayed by Wisconsin’s “Education Governor” and that the budget package that was on his desk is “a bad deal” that includes “a pittance to public schools.”
Milwaukee’s voucher and charter school workers deserve a union, too
It’s time for Milwaukee teachers at these schools to join the movement, both for our interests and for those of the students and communities we are proud to serve.
97% of UPS Teamsters vote to authorize historic strike
By an approval of 97% of its 340,000 members, UPS Teamsters voted today to authorize a strike, sending a message to UPS that they are
Milwaukee News Roundup: June 16, 2023
A prix fixe menu of suffering for Milwaukee workers
Will the ‘education governor’ go along with GOP funds transfer from public to private schools?
Who would have thought the biggest transfer of money into private schools in state history would happen under Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, the former state schools superintendent and a champion of public education?