MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison Safewalkers are walking off the job, citing bad management as their main concern.
“For the past nine months, they haven’t listened to our concerns,” says Dana DeMet, a UW-Madison senior and former Safewalk employee.
DeMet said management has cut positions even though requests for Safewalks have increased, especially in light of the recent slaying of UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann.
“On an average night, we used to see seven or eight calls. But in the past month, we’re seeing double that,” DeMet said.