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Get to Know Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO’s Affiliates: Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM)

on June 16, 2025in News, Western WI Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, bakers, Bakery Confectionery Tobacco Workers Grain Millers, BCTGM, bctgm 22, candy makers, trade union, union, wwaflcio

Get to Know Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO’s Affiliates: Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM)

  Name of Union: Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union. Mission: The primary goal of the BCTGM has not changed in more than 130 years—to bring economic justice in the workplace to all workers in our jurisdiction and social justice to workers throughout the United States and Canada. Current Leadership of Union: Anthony Shelton has […]

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Get to Know Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO’s Affiliates: Electrical Workers (IBEW)

on June 7, 2025in News, Western WI Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, electrical workers, ibew, ibew 14, IBEW 953, trade union, union, wwaflcio

Get to Know Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO’s Affiliates: Electrical Workers (IBEW)

Name of Union: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Mission: IBEW members are on the front lines powering the future of North America’s electrified economy, embracing craftsmanship and enabling new technologies to reach homes, businesses and industries every day. Current Leadership of Union: Kenneth W. Cooper was appointed IBEW international president in 2023. He began his […]

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CALL NOW: No Cuts That Hurt Working Families, Kids and Retirees

on May 26, 2025in News, Western WI Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, America, congress, Donald Trump, family friendly, family supporting jobs, labor movement, Medicaid, Medicare, snap, solidarity, worker safety

CALL NOW: No Cuts That Hurt Working Families, Kids and Retirees

Right now, the Senate is considering a budget that would have the largest cuts in history to Medicaid and to SNAP food assistance, as well as more cuts to retirement benefits for federal workers. Health care, food assistance, dignity in retirement—these programs are a cornerstone of a secure existence for working people. Here’s why: No […]

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Sign Up Now – Annual WWAFLCIO Kids Free Fishing Day – June 7, 2025

on May 20, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived 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

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 […]

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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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Local Working People in La Crosse Honored Those Killed on the Job and Called for a Stop to Cuts to Workplace Safety in Pursuit of Profit

on April 29, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2025, aflcio, April 28, april 28 2025, brad pfaff, Brooke Baures, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, death, died, Green Island Park, Kerrie Baures, la crosse, la crosse tribune, larry humfeld, mourning, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, niosh, Occupational Safety and Health Act and Mine Safety and Health Act, OSHA, safe workplaces, safety, summary, trump, Western Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wisconsin workers, Workers Grove, Workers Memorial Day, workplace death, wwaflcio

Former La Crosse Mayor John Medinger, Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Mike Davis Jr, and family members of those who died on the job joined local workers from various sectors such as electricians, plumbers, and construction workers as well as public service workers, transportation workers, and members of the community. They gathered at Green Island Park […]

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Trump Receives a Blow – May Be a Sign of a Shift

on April 29, 2025in News, Western WI Newstags: ACLU, afl-cio, AFL-CIO Union Label and Service Trades Department, aflcio, Alien Enemies Act, American Civil Liberties Union, deportation, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Donald Trump, Drew Ensign, Joyce Vance, justice, president, right-leaning Supreme Court, supreme court, trump, Trump administration, united states, Venezuelan, wwaflcio

Trump Receives a Blow – May Be a Sign of a Shift

The Trump administration’s plan to use powers under the Alien Enemies Act for deporting Venezuelan detainees has been put on hold by the Supreme Court. This order was made in less than eight hours after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) requested emergency relief, and was made without waiting for a government response, or waiting […]

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Workers Memorial Day – 2025

on April 16, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2025, aflcio, April 28, april 28 2025, brad pfaff, Brooke Baures, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, Green Island Park, Kerrie Baures, la crosse, mourning, Occupational Safety and Health Act and Mine Safety and Health Act, OSHA, safe workplaces, safety, trump, Western Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wisconsin workers, Workers Grove, Workers Memorial Day, wwaflcio

Workers Memorial Day – 2025 The families and friends of Western Wisconsin workers will gather at Green Island Park in La Crosse on Monday, April 28, 2025, at 5pm to honor workers who perished while at work and to call for action on hazards that cause unnecessary injury, illness, and death. In 2023, 5,283 workers […]

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ACT NOW: Reverse Gutting of Core Worker Safety Agency, NIOSH

on April 16, 2025in News, Western WI Newstags: 2025, afge, aflcio, april 28 2025, bipartisan, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, federal workers, Green Island Park, Kerrie Baures, la crosse, mourning, niosh, Occupational Safety and Health Act and Mine Safety and Health Act, OSHA, safe workplaces, safety, trump, washington dc, Western Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wisconsin workers, Workers Grove, Workers Memorial Day, wwaflcio

ACT NOW: Reverse Gutting of Core Worker Safety Agency, NIOSH

We’re facing one of the largest mass firings of federal workers, including highly technical federal workers that keep us safe on the job. Due to Elon Musk and his unaccountable DOGE, we are facing one of the largest mass firings of federal workers in history, including highly technical federal workers who keep us safe on […]

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Orange Julius Cesar strips rights from Working Americans

on April 10, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, afl-cio, aflcio, afscme, aft, apwu, bac, collective bargaining union rights, CWA, economic stability, epi, Executive Order, family supporting jobs, iam, iamaw, IFPTE, LIUNA, Liz Shuler, nalc, national security, public health, safe jobs, safety, Stephanie Bloomingdale, trump, wisconsin, wisconsin afl cio, workers rights

The Trump administration issued a new executive order stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government. Advocates for working people condemned the move. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement: Straight out of Project 2025, this executive order is the very definition of union-busting. It strips the fundamental right to […]

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