The Trump administration has drastically cut back on OSHA enforcement activities and put working Americans at risk, according to a report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP). In the past three years, considerably fewer OSHA workplace inspections have been conducted than in any three-year period during the Obama or Bush administrations. In addition, OSHA […]
Read More →Trump’s OSHA: Fewer Investigations, More Deaths
on January 27, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, CWA, death, Donald Trump, NELP, OSHA, trump, Workers Memorial Day, workplace death, workplace safety
GM Striker Dies on Picket Line
on October 30, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, death, gm strike, local 1853, spring hill, uaw strike, worker death
The United Automobile Workers (UAW) have confirmed that one of their members, Roy McCombs, has died after he was hit by a car outside of the GM facility in Tennessee on Tuesday (October 22, 2019). McCombs, who worked at the Spring Hill plant, was struck by a car at 6 AM while crossing the street […]
Read More →Get to Know WWAFLCIO’s Affiliates: Painters
on September 3, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, iupat, painters, solidarity, union, wwaflcio
Our next deeper look at one of our affiliates is the Painters and Allied Trades. Name of Union: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) Mission: To shape members’ communities through an abiding commitment to service, by fighting passionately for workers’ rights that benefit all working families and through effective and aggressive political mobilization. […]
Read More →Stand Up and Be Recognized: Recent Worker Wins
on September 3, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, afsa, atu, Baristas, bbh, iam, opeiu, Organizing, SAG-AFTRA, Spott Coffee, UFCW, wgae, win
Stand Up and Be Recognized: Worker Wins The latest roundup of worker wins begins with actors and actresses winning new contracts and includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. SAG-AFTRA Signs New Agreement with Ad Agency BBH After 10-Month Strike: After a strike that lasted 10 months, SAG-AFTRA has […]
Read More →AFL-CIO: Unions Aim to Roar in 2020
on September 3, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, richard trumka, trumka, union, western wisconsin aflcio
Despite its setbacks, or perhaps because of them, organized labor has an energy level that AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka says he hasn’t seen before in his 50 years with the movement. Unions are pushing for more than just lip service from presidential candidates, which is prompting a flurry of pro-labor proposals from Democratic candidates. Mr. […]
Read More →We (unions) See An Opening In The Wake of ‘Janus’ Ruling
on February 13, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, afscme Janus, aft, family supporting, Janus Ruling, union, worker justice, worker rights
The last year has been a whirlwind for the labor movement. There have been unexpectedly positive developments, like the forceful rise in teacher activism across the country, and negative ones, like the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME, which found that unions could no longer collect agency fees for bargaining from workers who do not pay membership […]
Read More →Stop Walker and GOP leaders in assembly from dismissing the will of voters
on December 3, 2018in Western WI AFL-CIO News Archivetags: aflcio, crybabies, gop, human rights, lame-duck, p2, RespectMyVote, union, vote, walker, wipolitics, WIPowerGrab, wisaflcio, wiunion, wwaflcio, WWBD
On his way out the door, Gov. Scott Walker and Republican leaders in the state assembly are dismissing the will of voters and playing politics by calling a lame-duck special session to take away critical pieces of Gov.-elect Tony Evers’ authority before he takes office. State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin […]
Read More →Western Wisconsin Central Labor Council Elects New President
on January 17, 2018in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, blet, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, election, labor, leadership, president, union, western wisconsin aflcio, working families, wwaflcio
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 […]
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