During the hard work that brothers & sisters in Wisconsin performed in assisting with the successful campaign to get rid of Scott Walker and get Tony Evers elected the question was asked, “what if we win the governor’s mansion but the GOP retains the lower chambers? What good have we done?” And, as everyone knows, […]
Read More →Governor-elect Evers starts the Good Work of a Good Governor
on November 29, 2018in Western WI AFL-CIO News Archivetags: afscme, children, dcf, DMCPS, election, evers, Paul Spink, public employees, safety, wisconsin, wisconsin governor, wisconsin politics
Here’s what happens if Trump sells the Post Office
on November 16, 2018in Western WI AFL-CIO News Archivetags: apwu, family supporting jobs, nalc, post office, us mail, USPS, White House
Have you heard about the White House’s plan to sell off the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)? Sounds crazy, right? But it’s true. * A corporate post office would be bad for all of us. It could mean you don’t get your mail every day—maybe only every third day—even for critical deliveries like prescription medicines. You […]
Read More →Let’s savor anti-worker Scott Walker’s sweet, sweet loss for a minute
on November 7, 2018in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2018, anti-environment, anti-worker, election, Foxconn, Scott Walker, union, voters, wisconsin
Which is sweeter: to have stayed up late and gone to bed knowing that anti-worker Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker finally lost, or to have it as a wonderful surprise to wake up to? Since no one person can have both experiences, we’ll never really know, but both are beautiful, beautiful things. Walker gained national notoriety […]
Read More →With deep sadness and a heavy heart…
on November 5, 2018in News, Western WI Newstags: afl-cio, family supporting jobs, justice, labor, Neuenfeldt, Phil Neuenfeldt, Stephanie Bloomingdale, wisconsin afl cio

It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that the Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO joins newly-elected WI AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale in informing readers of the passing of Phil Neuenfeldt, President Emeritus of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, who died in his home yesterday (Sunday). Phil was one of the truly great leaders of our labor movement. […]
Read More →Tammy Baldwin: The Senator for Wisconsin’s Working Families
on November 5, 2018in Western WI AFL-CIO News Archivetags: baldwin, family friendly, independent contractors, labor, legislation, tammy baldwin, union, us senate
This November’s elections are shaping up to be among the most consequential in recent U.S. history. Here are some of the key reasons why Sen. Tammy Baldwin from Wisconsin is one of the best candidates for working people: After graduating from Smith College, she worked on pay equity issues in the Wisconsin governor’s office. She led efforts against unfair trade […]
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