For the past two decades, the UW system has been under attack: budget cuts combined with increased inflationary pressures have forced our faculty, staff, and students to do much more with much less. Republican legislators have weaponized common-sense resources for student success like Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and, now, administrators in both UW System and […]
Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO News
AFT 6502 holds rally at UW La Crosse to call attention to funding crisis
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 […]
Union-made gifts for Mother’s Day
There’s no excuse for waiting until the last minute to find a nice gift for Mother’s Day that also carries the union label. Our friends at Labor 411, the union business directory from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, can help you out. If you want to go the traditional route with some top-of-the-line […]
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- UW-La Crosse: Hold legislators responsible for lack of funding
- UW-La Crosse - Lack of state funding for UW System (Video)
- Protesters Call for More Higher Education Funding - UW River Falls (WPR)
- UW-La Crosse union rallies for increased state funding