Press Release – Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO Primary Contact: Mike Davis Jr, President, 608-799-1313 Secondary Contact: Melanie Cary, Executive Board, 309-645-4975 The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO endorses 1/23 Day of Truth & Freedom January 22, 2026 La Crosse, WI — At the monthly meeting of the Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO (WWAFLCIO) held on Wednesday evening January […]
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Couleecap Transfers Business Development to CAP Services to Expand Program Opportunities
On Wednesday January 21, 2026, a local news outlet reported that Couleecap would now be run by another organization, CAP Services. This was an inaccurate report. Couleecap has been serving the community for 60 years and will continue to provide housing, food, energy, transportation, education, and other programs designed to promote economic mobility and community […]
Get to Know National AFL-CIO’s Affiliates: Seafarers
Name of Union: Seafarers International Union Mission: To represent the best-trained, most efficient crews in the world as a dynamic, politically active organization dedicated to protecting the membership’s job security in the face of the ever-changing needs of the industry. Current Leadership of Union: David W. Heindel has served as the president of the Seafarers International Union since February […]
The court pointed to recent rulings by the Supreme Court as precedent to allow the protections for migrants from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua to expire. [...]
The strike in the eastern Pacific, the third on suspected drug trafficking boats this year, was the second authorized by Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the new head of the Southern [...]
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, expected to open early this year, was built by Canada to ease cargo transport between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. [...]
The move involving Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who hosted a popular midcentury radio and TV show and died in 1979, ends a six-year delay. [...]
A state judge dismissed a case after the Justice Department’s seizure of ballots from the 2020 presidential election in Fulton County, which has raised fears that they could be manipulated. [...]
