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UW-Madison orders Furloughs to Cut Costs

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

May 1, 2020 • South Central Region

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Eleven UW System schools including LaCrosse, Oshkosh and Milwaukee announced furlough plans last week. The University of Wisconsin-Madison ordered furloughs for nearly 16,000 employees this week in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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