University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: Labor

CLS Faculty to Study Essential Immigrant Workers, Inequality, and COVID-19

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CLS faculty members Revel Sims (Planning & Landscape Architecture/CLS), Carolina Sarmiento (Civil Society & Community Studies), and Armando Ibarra (School for Workers/CLS) have received a grant from the University for a participatory action research project focused on the health and safety of essential immigrant workers.  In partnership with the Milwaukee-based community organization Voces de la …

CLS Director Ibarra Contributes to COVID Worker Safety Report

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CLS Director Armando Ibarra is among the authors of a recent report from the UW-Madison School for Workers on workplace safety in Wisconsin during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.  In the United States, COVID-19 has devastated the lives of essential workers, their families and their communities. While many in the U.S. can work from home during …