Tony Evers on Jobs

Ordered agencies to create equity and inclusion plans

Allow anti-racism/anti-sexism training for state employees

Summary by WI Education Association Council, 9/19/21Preventing Employers from Providing Honest Training about Racial, Gender Equity: This would prohibit state & local entities from providing employees with honest training. Among the concepts that would be prohibited are that one race or sex bears responsibility for acts committed in the past by other individuals of the same race or sex.

Veto message, 4/8/22The bill would require the Departments of Revenue and Administration, respectively, to potentially withhold state funding from any local or state government agency if that agency requires employees to attend training relating to any number of concepts prescribed in the bill.

Legislative Outcome:Passed Assembly 60-38-1 on Sep/28/21; Senate concurred on a voice vote on Feb/22/22; vetoed by Governor Tony Evers on Apr/8/22.

Repeal right-to-work law; reinstate collective bargaining

Tony Evers (D): No. Repeal Walker's right-to-work law & reinstate collective bargaining and prevailing wage for workers on state projects.

Scott Walker (R): Eliminated collective bargaining for teachers & most public employees. Also signed right-to-work law for private unions. Ended prevailing wage law.

Raise minimum wage to $15/hr; index for inflation

Tony Evers (D): Yes. Raise to $15/hr phased in over several years. Index for inflation.

Scott Walker (R): No. Says "artificially" raising wage won't help create family-supporting jobs.