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 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
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 Veteran Talent Attraction Legislation
January 26, 2022
WMC’s Director of Workforce, Education & Employment Policy, Rachel Ver Velde, testified in support of Senate Bill 843, legislation that would direct the Evers Administration
WMC Testifies in Support of Veteran Talent Attraction Legislation
January 22, 2022
WMC’s Director of Workforce, Education & Employment Policy, Rachel Ver Velde, testified in support of Senate Bill 843, legislation that would direct the Evers Administration
WMC Applauds Supreme Court’s Stay of OSHA Vaccine & Testing Mandate
January 13, 2022
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay OSHA’s Emergency
UPFRONT: WMC President & CEO Kurt R. Bauer discusses Wisconsin 2035 Report as a solution to Wisconsin Workforce Shortage
December 14, 2021
WMC Foundation – an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – unveiled its Wisconsin 2035 report on Thursday at the annual Future Wisconsin Summit.
WMC Files an Amicus Brief in Federal Court Opposing President Biden’s Vaccine & Testing Mandate for Large Employers
November 30, 2021
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed against
WMC Statement on OSHA’s Vaccine & Testing Emergency Temporary Standard
November 4, 2021
MADISON – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its emergency temporary standard (ETS) on Thursday that would require employers with 100 or more employees