On January 17, 2018 , Tyler Tubbs was elected President of the Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO Central Labor Council. The council represents over 5,000 workers and 40 affiliated organizations from a six county area in Western Wisconsin. Brother Tubbs was unanimously elected by the umbrella organization’s delegate body to serve a two year term. Upon his […]

Resources for American Veterans (regardless of unionization status) The US Department of Veteran’s Affairs (USVA) – https://www.va.gov/ The USVA’s MyHealtheVet site – https://www.myhealth.va.gov/ Job Assistance for US Veterans http://www.military.com/veteran-jobs https://www.careeronestop.org/Veterans/default.aspx https://wiscjobsforvets.wi.gov/public/index.asp https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/veterans/ https://www.fedshirevets.gov/ https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/veterans/ https://www.esgr.mil/USERRA/What-is-USERRA Links with Information on PTSD http://www.ptsd.va.gov/ http://www.ptsdalliance.org/ https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml http://woundedwarriorhomes.org/ptsd http://www.militarywithptsd.org/ptsd-changes-thinking/ https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/index.asp Vocational Assistance and Rehabilitation Vocational Assistance: http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/index.htm Other Links […]

Trump Is Wrong, This Time, About Amazon and USPS Low rates don’t mean unfair rates. But do Amazon deliveries create hidden costs for the USPS? President Trump was off base Friday (December 29, 2018) when he implied that Amazon has a sweetheart deal with the U.S. Postal Service. But for reasons unrelated to Trump’s’ charges, […]

WFTU Commentary on the recent statements of the U.S. President D. Trump The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) which represents more than 92 million workers in every corner of the world, expresses its unequivocal condemnation of President Trump’s declarations of hatred who, during a discussion with lawmakers at the White House, complained about immigrants […]