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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

Business Community Calls on Gov. Evers to Launch Talent Attraction Campaign
October 21, 2021
Letter: Governor Should Use State Budget, ARPA Funds to Help Address Worker Shortage MADISON- Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturer’s

Rachel Ver Velde Joins WMC as Director of Workforce, Education & Employment Policy
September 17, 2021
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber manufacturers’ association and safety council –announced Friday that Rachel Ver Velde would be the

WMC Statement on Attempted Veto Override
July 27, 2021
MADISON – The Wisconsin State Assembly voted 59-37 on Tuesday to override Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of Assembly Bill 336 – which would have ended the