Working People in La Crosse Honored Those Injured or Killed on the Job and Call for Change Local workers from various industries and occupations including; firefighters, public sector workers, transportation workers, and community members were joined by La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat, Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Tyler Tubbs, and Deb Marsolek (sister of a fallen […]
Read More →Synopsis of the WWAFLCIO’s Workers Memorial Day Event 2019
on April 28, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, April 28, April 28 2019, Deb Marsolek, family, La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat, President Tyler Tubbs, union, western wisconsin afl-cio, Workers Memorial Day, workplace safety
Stop & Shop Strike Ends With V-I-C-T-O-R-Y
on April 22, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: family friendly, New England, strike, UFCW, union, victory
The union representing tens of thousands of striking Stop & Shop workers declared victory Sunday after it reached a tentative agreement with management to increase wages and preserve employee benefits that were under threat. “The people, united, will never be defeated. Thank you to the Stop & Shop workers for your sacrifices and all those […]
Read More →WWAFLCIO co-sponsor in NALC’s annual “Stamp-Out-Hunger” – May 11th
on April 21, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2019, AFL-CIO Community Services, apwu, blet 13, coulee region, food, ibew 14, letter carriers, Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, nalc, nalc branch 59, National Association of Letter Carriers, union, western wisconsin afl-cio, wwaflcio
The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is proud to again be a full partner in the Coulee Region’s annual “Stamp-Out-Hunger” food drive on May 11th. On May 11, as they deliver mail, members of NALC Branch 59 (Coulee Region letter carriers) will collect the donations that residents have left near their mail boxes. People are encouraged to […]
Read More →Trump Attacks Public Service Again
on April 19, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: usps; us post office; privatization; trump; postal service; public service' union; nalc; apwu
A Trump administration task force has issued recommendations for the partial privatization of the postal service, among their recommendations is eliminating collective bargaining rights over pay for postal employees, service cuts, increasing postal rates, and the privatization of components of the postal system. To assist our brothers and sisters in the postal service unions, we […]
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