The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is pleased to announce the return of this event in 2022. The 10th annual Kids Free Fishing Day will be held on Saturday June 4th at Chad Erickson Memorial Park in La Crosse. The local labor council is teaming up with Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) Boots on the Ground conservation program […]

Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO News
Haymarket and May Day
On May 1, 1886, Chicago unionists, reformers, and ordinary workers combined to make the city the center of the national movement for an eight-hour day. Between April 25 and May 4, workers attended scores of meetings and paraded through the streets at least 19 times. On Saturday, May 1, 35,000 workers walked off their jobs. […]
Kellogg’s Workers End Strike
Employees voted to ratify a new contract to end a work stoppage that began in early October. Kellogg’s workers ended their strike against the cereal maker on Tuesday December 21st after more than two and a half months on the picket line. The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union said workers […]
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