WI AFL-CIO As the dust settles on an unprecedented election, Wisconsin’s union members are proud of our accomplishments and are looking to the future. Vice President Kamala Harris has been a stalwart champion of workers and organized labor, and we are disappointed she did not succeed in her historic campaign for President. We know she […]
Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO News
A Proclamation on Veterans Day, 2024
Today (November 11, 2024), we honor generations of America’s veterans — patriots who have stood on the frontlines of freedom and kept the light of liberty shining bright around the world. Just as they have kept the ultimate faith in our Nation, we must keep ultimate faith in them. Each one of our Nation’s veterans […]
Veterans Day 2024 – Facts & Numbers
Veterans Day 2024: November 11 Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 making it an annual observance, and it became a national holiday in 1938. Sixteen years later, then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation changing the […]
