Take Kids Fishing Day June 7th La Crosse, Wisconsin Pettibone Park Lagoon Mark your calendars for a fun-filled day of fishing with the kids! With youth fishing events in several Wisconsin cities, this is the perfect opportunity to introduce youngsters to the joy of fishing and public access opportunities available in the state. No fishing […]
Read More →Sign Up Now – Annual WWAFLCIO Kids Free Fishing Day – June 7, 2025
on May 20, 2025in News, Western WI Newstags: community service, family activities, family fun, fishing, free, kids fishing day, la crosse, Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, western wisconsin afl-cio, wisconsin, Wisconsin DNR, wwaflcio

Make The Call: No Cuts to Medicaid
on May 16, 2025in News, Western WI Newstags: 2017 tax giveaway, afl-cio, aflcio, billionaires, budget reconciliation, community health centers, congress, disastrous, giant corporations, health care coverage, health care workers, hospitals, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Medicaid, nursing homes, Republican, steep cuts, vulnerable Americans, western wisconsin afl-cio, working families, wwaflcio

Republican leaders in Congress are trying to make the 2017 tax giveaway to billionaires and giant corporations permanent by cutting $1.5 trillion from vital programs like Medicaid. On Wednesday (May 14), the House Committee on Energy and Commerce passed steep cuts to Medicaid as part of the budget reconciliation process. The impact of these […]
Read More →The 139th Anniversary of the Bay View Massacre
on May 2, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: bay view, Bay View Massacre, Bay View Rolling Mills, Bay View Tragedy, labor reform, Milwaukee, npr, rolling mills, unemployment insurance, wisconsin labor history society, workers compensation, working conditions, workplace safety, wuwm
In the late 1800s, something was going on in the Midwest. Different industrial workers often found themselves putting in long hours for little pay; unsurprisingly strikes, and protests emerged. Unfortunately, such a protest would turn into something deadly in Milwaukee on May 5, 1886, during a march to the Bay View Rolling Mills. This is […]
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