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A look at what the next administration will mean for labor and unions in Wisconsin

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The unemployment rate in Wisconsin is 7.8 percent.That’s better than it’s been in almost two years, but for people who’ve been out of work, especially for a long time, it’s still not good enough.Every Monday at this time leading up to Inauguration Day, we’ve been talking to people with a statek in different policy matters facing the next governor and state legislature.Today, WPR’s Terry Bell sits down with Phil Neuenfeldt, President of the Wisconsin AFLCIO, to discuss the state of labor in Wisconsin.

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