Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO News

#FlipADistrict: Three Ways Kline Is Hurting Working Families By Kyle McCarthy Bill Maher is in search of the worst member of Congress, and he has been calling on his viewers to cast their votes on social media with the hashtag, #FlipADistrict. The “winning” member of Congress then gets the grand prize of having Maher and […]

Wisconsin AFL-CIO Endorses Mary Burke for Wisconsin Governor (April 2, 2014) – After a collaborative and democratic process involving workers and leaders across the state, the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO has endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke for Wisconsin Governor in the 2014 November election. Gov. Walker has attacked workers’ wages, protections and collective bargaining rights, […]

Time to write eulogy for unions? No way Is the labor movement dying because of Act 10 or have the media jumped the gun? Reading the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, one might conclude it is time for labor to throw in the towel — give up, take a long walk on a short pier. Walker would […]