VOTE – April 3! Spring Elections 2018 – Endorsements The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO has endorsed the following candidates running for office in the spring of 2018. We urge you to support these worker-friendly candidates on April 3, 2018.   Anita Jagodzinski Holmen School Board Kate Meyer Holmen School Board Desire Gearing-Lancaster Jackson County Bd – […]

Last minute run to the store for Super Bowl snacks?  Make that a union made run to the store! And while you’re at it, check out the IBEW’s union made list too.

Scott Walker will be at the La Crosse Job Center at 3pm today (February 2nd). As we all know, Scott Walker’s number one priority is to destroy worker rights, the middle class, and dole out big tax breaks to the rich; not just in Wisconsin but nationwide. Help give him a “working family” welcome! Let […]

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 […]

The third round of renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement just concluded, and it’s still uncertain whether U.S. negotiators are going to demand the elimination of the contentious NAFTA provision that give big corporations vast powers making it easier for these corporations to offshore jobs and to attack the environmental and consumer safety […]

  “No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” – Mark Twain The APWU Legislative/Political Department (APWU’s affiliate in Western Wisconsin is Local 360) is spearheading a campaign to defeat the tax bill that is expected to be voted on by the House of Representatives this week. This proposed […]

Renegotiating or replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement is an essential step in creating a global economy that benefits working families instead of just the favored corporate elites. The U.S. Labor Department has certified more than 75,000 livelihoods have already been lost to either direct offshoring or displacement by imports under just one since […]

Attention Union Members Support the People’s Food Coop The Coulee Region’s only fully unionized grocery store! Shop on Saturday April 29 – Show your Union Card and get a three percent discount on your grocery purchases on the 29th. While there, enter Saturday’s drawing for a $50 People’s Food Coop Gift Card (Only union members […]

Join the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) at noon (CDT) on Worker Memorial Day, April 28 2017 for a webinar (free) with experts and workers to remember those that have lost their lives on the job, and to discuss the importance of strong government enforcement and safety standards to prevent work related injuries and fatalities. EPI’s […]