On March 1st, AFT 6502 (United Academic Professionals of UW-La Crosse), organized a gathering beneath the iconic campus clock tower. During this rally, they passionately appealed to both state lawmakers and the UW Board of Regents, urging them to increase the allocation of public funds towards the state’s higher education institutions. It is distressing to […]
Read More →AFT 6502 holds rally at UW La Crosse to call attention to funding crisis
on March 11, 2024in News, Western WI Newstags: aflcio, aft, aft 6502, at-wi, college debt, college students, education, equal access, funding, public education, uapuwl, UW La crosse, wwaflcio
Show your Solidarity with Experis Game Solutions Workers
on October 26, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: activism, aflcio, America, collective bargaining table, dignity, equitable future, Experis, Experis Game Solutions, family supporting wages, iamaw, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers IAMAW District 10, living wages, Milwaukee, Organizing, power of solidarity, respect, solidarity, stand with them, strong unions, union, union activism, union rights, voice at work, We support you, wisconsin, work-life balance, Workers, workers coming together, workers of Experis Game Solutions, workplace, wwaflcio
Solidarity with Experis Game Solutions Workers Target: Experis Game Solutions Workers Workers at Experis Game Solutions in downtown Milwaukee are organizing a union in their workplace with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers IAMAW District 10. Seeking living wages and a better work-life balance, workers are organizing for dignity and a voice at […]
Read More →Enjoy This Hops & Barley Humor as you’re sipping on your Union-made Beer
on October 10, 2023in News, Western WI Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, barley, beer, Benjamin Franklin, Brian O'Rourke, bud, Budweiser, cheers, Cliff Clavin, CWA, Dave Barry, Henny Youngman, hops, ibew, ibt, iue, iuoe, Jack Handy, la crosse, lost lake amber beer, Lost Lake Beer, miller beer, miller lite, Norm, uaw, wisconsin, wwaflcio
Union-made beer list at the bottom of this post “Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer, I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out […]
Read More →Biden’s Investments in a Clean Energy Future Will Transform Our Economy
on August 31, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, America’s labor federation, America’s labor movement, Biden, clean energy, electric car, joe biden, Liz Shuler, president, western wisconsin afl-cio, wwaflcio
Biden’s Investments in a Clean Energy Future Will Transform Our Economy International AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler September 1, 2023 Today’s (9/1/2023) announcement of a $15.5 billion investment to transition existing auto factories to electric vehicle factories puts workers and our communities first. This money will prioritize companies that maintain strong union partnerships, including collective bargaining […]
Read More →Introducing our (WWAFLCIO’s) Newest Affiliate – IATSE 13
on July 8, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: affiliate, afl-cio, exhibitions, IATSE, IATSE 13, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, James B. Wood, live theater, Matthew D. Loeb, motion picture and television production, motion picture animator, stagehand, theater usher, trade shows, wendell bell, western wisconsin afl-cio, wwaflcio
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 13 is the longest standing arts related worker organization in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) metro area. Chartered in January of 1894, IATSE Local 13 has proudly represented the interests of the men and women working behind the scenes of area theatres for 129 years. In 1999, […]
Read More →AFGE Membership Continues to Skyrocket Throughout 2023
on July 8, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, afl-cio, membership, tsa, unions, western wisconsin afl-cio, working families, wwaflcio
This May (2023), AFGE added the most members in one month to our union in eight years and recruited the most members of any May in over a decade. It also marked eight months of consecutive growth for our union. Not only is that a good sign for the overall strength of our union, it’s […]
Read More →Take Kids Fishing Day 2023 – The Afterglow
on June 9, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: community service, family activities, family fun, fishing, free, kids fishing day, la crosse, Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, western wisconsin afl-cio, wisconsin, Wisconsin DNR, wwaflcio
Union Made Fun: Take Kids Fishing Day 2023 “This is what it is all about. You see all the kids running around, smiling after they caught a fish. They’re all laughing and playing, it’s great,” said Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Mike Davis Jr at Chad Erickson Memorial Park in La Crosse. “Not only do kids […]
Read More →La Crosse’s 11th Annual Kids Free Fishing Day – June 3, 2023
on June 1, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: Ace Hardware of La Crosse, community service, family activities, family fun, fishing, free, kids fishing day, la crosse, Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, western wisconsin afl-cio, wisconsin, Wisconsin DNR, wwaflcio
The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is excited to host La Crosse’s 11th Annual Kids Free Fishing Day – June 3, 2023. The event will be held on Saturday June 3, 2023 at Chad Erickson Memorial Park in La Crosse. The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is teaming up with Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) Boots on the Ground conservation […]
Read More →31st Annual NALC Food Drive – Please lend a hand
on May 10, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, coulee region, Great Rivers United Way, la crosse, nalc, nalc branch 59, NALC Food Drive, nalc food drive 2023, volunteer, western wisconsin afl-cio, Western Wisconsin Central Labor Council, wisconsin, wwaflcio
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)’s annual food drive is largest one-day food drive in the nation. The NALC effort is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in every part of the country. Residents put out non-perishable food donations on that day, which letter carriers collect as they […]
Read More →NALC statement regarding increased attacks on letter carriers
on May 10, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, armed robberies, assaults, murders, nalc, nalc branch 59, safe work places, safe workplaces, worker safety, wwaflcio
Due to increasing instances of criminal acts, including targeted and violent attacks, being committed against city letter carriers, National Association of Letter Carriers Executive Vice President Paul Barner issued the following statement. “The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is outraged and angered by the assaults, armed robberies and even murders that America’s letter carriers […]
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