Hamilton High School staff took their frustration to the sidewalk after the final bell Friday, staging an after-school picket over reduced hours for frontline workers and cuts to student-facing jobs, union members said. Teachers, paraprofessionals and other building staff lined up at the main entrance with signs, urging Milwaukee Public Schools to restore hours and protect arts and counseling programs. The action follows a series of similar protests across the district after Milwaukee Public Schools announced job reductions this spring.
Union Points To Spending, Pushes For COLA
In a video shared by the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association, Hamilton staff say hours have already been cut for paraprofessionals, children’s health assistants and other frontline workers. In an April 6 joint letter to the school board, the union accuses district leaders of growing high-paid central office staffing and says 26 central office administrators received raises of between $30,000 and $70,000 since September 2025. The…..