Do the Bucks have it in them to be patient as the team reshuffles its very old roster under a first-time head coach?
Author: Milwaukee Leader Staff
Milwaukee News Roundup for June 9, 2023
An embarrassing display of “bipartisan comity” over a revenue deal that hamstring’s Milwaukee’s independence, a win for unionized workers at a Milwaukee coffee shop, a carceral “solution” for overdose deaths that will only make the problem worse, and Milwaukee’s favorite reactionary dunderhead sheriff mulls a Senate run.
Colectivo Coffee Workers Sign the Largest Collective-Bargaining Agreement in U.S. Coffee Retail Sector
Last week, workers at Colectivo Coffee voted to ratify a contract that amounts to the largest collective-bargaining agreement anywhere in the United States’ coffee industry.
Reckless homicide for overdose bill moves closer to passage
by Isiah Holmes / Wisconsin ExaminerJune 8, 2023 A Republican-crafted bill to increase reckless homicide penalties for people involved in drug overdose deaths passed the
Photo Essay: Milwaukee Pridefest
Milwaukee Pridefest took place on June 2-3 at Henry Maier Festival Park. Organizers from Milwaukee DSA’s Power to the People campaign gave a presentation at
Milwaukee News Roundup: June 2, 2023
Like navigating our city’s ever-shrinking public transit system, keeping up with Milwaukee’s media cycle can be an unreasonably arduous journey. Most working class people don’t
Socialist Song of the Week: Guantanamera
Guantanamera – Tune by Joseíto Fernández, Lyrics by José Martí, Various Performers The song Guantanamera has a lot of moving parts. The song itself was
Unionizing Your Workplace: Insights From a Veteran Milwaukee Organizer
Want to form a union at your workplace but not sure how? The Leader sits down with a veteran organizer to explain the basics.
Milwaukee News Roundup for May 26, 2023
Like the polluted waters of the Milwaukee River, our city’s media cycle can be difficult to wade through. With so much news quickly losing salience,
Song of the Week: “Do Re Mi” (Woody Guthrie)
Today is the second installment in the Leader‘s “Song of the Week” series. Today we feature “Do Re Mi”, penned by singer, songwriter, and working-class