SURVEY: Employers Plan Significant Wage Hikes in Response to Workforce Shortage
February 14, 2022
MADISON – A new survey of Wisconsin businesses found that 88 percent of them are struggling to hire, and the workforce shortage is leading to
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WMC Testifies in Support of Legislation that will Help Address the Truck Driver Shortage in Wisconsin
February 11, 2022
In February 2022, WMC Director of Tax, Transportation & Legal Affairs Evan Umpir, testified in support of Assembly Bill 941. This legislation will promote the
WMC Employer Coalition Submits Memo in Opposition to Legislation that Would Raise Health Care Costs
February 10, 2022
In February 2022, a WMC employer coalition made up of Wisconsin businesses concerned about health care costs, submitted a memo to the Assembly Committee on
WMC Testifies to Assembly Special Committee on Trade and Supply Chain on Solutions to Supply Chain Issues
February 10, 2022
WMC Executive Vice President of Government Relations Scott Manley, testified to the Assembly Special Committee on Trade and Supply Chain on solutions to Wisconsin’s supply
NewsTalk 1130WISN: Line 5 Pipeline Essential Midwest Energy Needs
February 9, 2022
MILWAUKEE – WMC’s Scott Manley joined The Vicki McKenna Show to talk about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s attempt to shutdown the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline, which
WMC Testifies in Support of Legislation that Would Implement a Scientific Peer-Review Process for State Agencies’ Rule-Making
February 8, 2022
On Tuesday, WMC Director of Environmental & Energy Policy Craig Summerfield testified in support of Senate Bill 894. This legislation builds on past rule-making reforms
WMC Submits Testimony in Support of Legislation that Would Promote a Wisconsin Talent Attraction Campaign
February 8, 2022
WMC Director of Workforce, Education & Employment Policy Rachel Ver Velde submitted written testimony in support of Assembly Bill 940. In the 2021-23 Wisconsin State
WMC Testifies in Support of Enbridge Line 5 Relocation Project, Urges Members to Submit Comments in Support of Project
February 5, 2022
This week WMC Director of Environmental and Energy Policy Craig Summerfield, delivered remarks to the DNR in support of the proposed relocation of the Enbridge
WMC Testifies in Support of Legislation That Would Authorize Businesses to Offer EV Charging Stations
February 2, 2022
On Wednesday, WMC Director of Environmental & Energy Policy Craig Summerfield, testified in support of legislation that would authorize businesses to offer EV (electric vehicle)
WMC Registers Support for Bills to Combat Retail Theft
February 1, 2022
WMC registered its support for Assembly Bill 827 and 829 this legislative session. These bills were introduced to combat the increase in retail theft seen