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Outside Amazon warehouse, lawmakers reiterate time off rights for voters

In the final hours of their campaigns, Democrats running for governor and Congress spoke outside of an Amazon warehouse in Kenosha about workers’ rights to take time off work to vote.
wpr.org
November 3, 2026
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Anya van Wagtendonk
Outside Amazon warehouse, lawmakers reiterate time off rights for voters
WHAT HAPPENED
In the final hours of their campaigns, Democrats running for governor and Congress spoke outside of an Amazon warehouse in Kenosha about workers’ rights to take time off work to vote. The Monday morning press conference came after a worker at the warehouse had reached out to elected officials to say that employees would not be guaranteed time off on Election Day, according to the activists. Wisconsin state law says that all employers must offer workersup to three hoursoff to vote. WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” newsletter keeps you connected to the state you love without feeling overwhelmed. At the event, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, the Democratic candidate for governor, Mitchell Berman, the Democratic candidate for the 1st Congressional District, and other elected officials said that Amazon’s policy now reflected that right.
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