Milwaukee, WI
UAW strike in Milwaukee and across the country has impacts on drivers, dealers in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE — Auto workers in Milwaukee now join a nationwide strike of United Auto Workers. Milwaukee’s Stellantis plant is striking. There are now 38 distribution centers for General Motors and Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, that have workers off the job.
For Tina Lake, a Racine County woman who works at the Bay View plant, today is a hard day.
“It’s a huge deal, a very huge deal. We aren’t getting paid what people think we are especially benefits-wise, insurance. That is all going to cease,” said Lake.
In Milwaukee, about 100 workers walked off the job at 11 a.m. on Friday along with GM workers at the plant in Hudson, Wisconsin.
University of Wisconsin Madison professor Michael Childers, who is an expert in labor relations, says with the state going from thousands of auto workers, more than a decade ago, to now just hundreds, the immediate economic impact of this strike will be moderate.
However, he says just because there are fewer workers immediately impacted doesn’t mean there won’t be a ripple effect. He says the strike is also strategic in how it started with three distribution centers and now has grown.
“Now they’ve escalated to where they shut down the supply chains on spare parts for the two of the Big 3 that they don’t feel like they’re making progress at the table,” said Childers.
Childers expects if the strike lasts another week, the average driver could start to see the impact because dealerships won’t be able to get parts.
“The parts distribution networks is how spare parts move across the country. And now, with these workers on strike. There will be a quite immediate impact in terms of the ability for dealers to get parts to do effect repairs on consumers cars, for example,” said Childers.
In Wisconsin, there are 127,400 auto jobs and 3.5% of the population depends on the auto industry for employment, according to the Alliance for Automotive Innovation.
GM calls the expanded strike unnecessary but says it will continue to negotiate. Stellantis echoed those sentiments saying they are disappointed with the union’s actions.
Lake says she hopes the strike doesn’t last long because every day without a paycheck will be hard on her family and the hundreds of others on strike in Wisconsin. But she is ready if it doesn’t end quickly.
“It’s going to be hard. It’s going to be really hard. Everything changes now.,” said Lake. “We put away in savings, so we can make end meets when it comes down to it.”
According to the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the auto industry in Wisconsin brings in nearly $8 billion in income, which equals $1 billion in state tax revenue.
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RMU Basketball: 3 keys to Colonials road matchup at Milwaukee Panthers
RMU Basketball is back on a win streak after wins over Wright State and Green Bay, with the latest coming Friday night by 22 points. But after beating the worst team in the Horizon League, the Colonials are on the road to take on one of the best teams in Milwaukee (13-6, 6-2).
The Panthers are at the end of a three-game homestand, with wins over Green Bay and coming off an impressive 79-64 victory over league contender, Youngstown State. RMU can get over .500 in league play and make a case for being in the top tier itself with a win on Sunday afternoon.
Here are the keys to the game for the road team.
1. Good perimeter defense without fouling
Milwaukee’s strength is in its backcourt offensively, with four double-digit scoring guards. Themus Fulks (15.3 ppg and 4.9 apg) leads the way, while Kentrell Pullian and AJ McKee are also in the mix as go-to options. Plus, Erik Pratt has recently returned, averaging 10.7 ppg off the bench as the team’s 6th Man. They aren’t a good shooting team but they thrive slashing to the basket. So if you’re the Colonials, you have to do not only a good job preventing them getting easy buckets, but also without fouling.
2. Dealing with Jamichael Stillwell on the boards
The Panthers are one of the best rebounding teams in the nation, ranking in the top 10 at just under 42 a game, including 15 offensive rebounds on average. Stillwell, who missed a couple of games before returning the last game, is averaging 13.4 ppg and 11.9 rpg, which is first in the nation. The other elite rebounder in the Horizon League is RMU’s Alvaro Folguerias, who is producing 12.8 ppg and 10.3 rpg. The Colonial big man will need to have a good game to have a chance on the road.
3. Kam Woods having an all-league performance
Is there are chance that Woods can make his way to an all-league team? He’s currently averaging 14.5 ppg and 4.4 apg, with his shooting percentages starting to rise after a few good outings. He’s been good on the road as of late as well, including a 29-point outing at Oakland.
Milwaukee is one of the top teams in the Horizon League, and beating them on the road will be a tough challenge. If Woods doesn’t have a good game, then RMU Basketball isn’t going to win.
Milwaukee, WI
Admirals lose to Stars, concluding 5-day road trip Sunday
What we know:
CEDAR PARK, Texas – The Milwaukee Admirals lost to the Texas Stars on Saturday, Jan. 18.
They lost 4-3 at the H-E-B Center in Cedar Park, Texas. Both teams finished with 25 shots on goal.
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The Admirals fell to 1-3-0-0 on their five-game road trip.
What’s next:
Milwaukee concludes its five-game road trip on Sun., Jan. 19 at Texas.
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The Admirals will then return home to UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 22 to host Rockford.
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Milwaukee, WI
This property manager operating in Wisconsin is being sued by the FTC. What to know.
What is behind the steep increase in rental prices?
A recent antitrust lawsuit accuses software company RealPage for pricing scheme harmful to renters.
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against property manager Greystar Thursday, accusing the Charleston, S.C.-based company of charging consumers hidden fees adding up to “hundreds of millions of dollars” since at least 2019.
Greystar manages properties across the U.S. including in the Milwaukee and Madison areas.
“The FTC is suing Greystar for deceptively advertising low monthly rents only to later saddle tenants with hundreds of dollars of hidden junk fees,” said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan in a Jan. 16 press release.
The lawsuit was filed alongside the State of Colorado.
The hidden fees “allegedly range from tens to hundreds of dollars a month,” and include utility fees, “valet trash” fees, package handling fees and more, according to the FTC’s press release.
The agency also alleged that tenants “often have not discovered the fees until after they have signed a lease or moved in.”
“Simply put, consumers cannot lease a Greystar-managed apartment by paying only the advertised price,” the Jan. 16 complaint alleges.
To read the FTC’s full complaint, click here.
The property management company manages more than 800,000 apartments across the U.S., the release said.
The FTC’s lawsuit comes days after the U.S. Department of Justice and several other state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against six of the largest landlords in the U.S., including Greystar. The DOJ complaint accuses the property management companies of sharing non-public rent data in a software system, causing tenants to lose bargaining power.
How many properties does Greystar manage in Wisconsin?
Greystar manages several properties around the Milwaukee area, according to its website, including the The Lydell in Glendale, Deer Run in Brown Deer and Evoni in Milwaukee. It also manages two properties in Madison.