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Wisconsin Fourth Amendment Workplaces

In Western Wisconsin, we look out for each other as much as we depend on each other. And we don’t stand for government officials trampling our constitutional freedoms. When federal agents show up at workplaces without identifying themselves, without a judge-signed warrant, and with intimidation tactics, it puts all of us at risk: workers, customers, employers, and entire communities.

As small business owners and working people, managing rising costs, corporate consolidation, and an economy stacked against regular people, the last thing our communities need are fear-based raids and violence that destabilizes workplaces, separates families, and harms local economies .We have the power to put a stop to it. 

Wisconsin businesses are helping lead the way by becoming Fourth Amendment Workplaces: workplaces that train staff on constitutional rights to be prepared in case of unlawful entry, and with the intention of protecting the dignity and safety of workers and patrons. We want a community where everyone can work, shop, and live without fear — that is why we are standing up to protect each other and demand our basic freedoms.

Make your business a Fourth Amendment Workplace

Pledge to Support Fourth Amendment Workplaces in your community

Fourth Amendment Workplaces build power to keep our communities free, safe, and open.

Fourth amendment workplaces implement measures to reduce the risk of unconstitutional entry by federal agents, and encourage employees to know their rights in the event of unexpected entry by federal agents. This helps to keep workers and patrons safer, and ensure more people know their rights in the event federal agents do show up. Fourth Amendment Workplaces:

  1. Prepare staff to protect themselves and others from unlawful search and seizure.
  2. Create workplace plans for how to respond in the event of an ICE raid.
  3. Post a Fourth Amendment Workplace signs at entrances to your business stating that federal agents are not welcome without a warrant.
  4. Separate public and private spaces in a business.

Fourth Amendment Workplaces Toolkit containing Protocols, Signs and General


We celebrate the leadership of these Fourth Amendment Workplaces:

  • Milkhouse Cottage and Gardens
  • Skinner and Associates
  • Dragon Tale Books
  • Homestead Veterinary Clinic
  • Wood Law Office
  • Mei Mei’s Cookies & Creamery LLC
  • Fox Den Books
  • Archovations, Inc.
  • Fiber Lab
  • Heartland Montessori
  • "For more than 40 years, people of all different races, religions, and backgrounds have come through my door, shared smiles, stories and given me their business. Now, from Minneapolis to Chippewa Falls government agents are harassing and taking people off our streets and from businesses like mine. I am making my business a Fourth Amendment Workplace because I want anyone who walks through my door to know this: you are welcome here, and you deserve to be safe."

    John, Dunn County

    John, Dunn County

  • This is a no-brainer for our business; we are all beholden to the constitution of the United States, and our business values and mission include the safety of every customer, staff member, and visitor. All businesses need to take on new things every day, and this process was helpful to ensure our staff are ready for what could come. Public and private, together we all are upholding our rights as people, and that's becoming more important by the day.

    Crystal, Dunn County

    Crystal, Dunn County