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 […]
Read More →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: 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

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 […]
Read More →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

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 […]
Read More →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

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 […]
Read More →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

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 […]
Read More →Trump has “declared war on the rule of law,” says retired conservative judge J. Michael Luttig
on March 19, 2025in News, Western WI Newstags: aflcio, Alien Enemies Act, Brandon Gill, El Salvador, gang, impeachment, J Michae Luttig, liu, Nicholas Liu, rule of law, salon, salon magazine, trump, wwaflcio

President Donald Trump and his allies’ calls to impeach certain federal judges is causing a constitutional crisis, warned former federal judge J. Michael Luttig, who said on MSNBC Tuesday that the administration has effectively “declared war on the rule of law in America.” In the past several weeks, Trump loyalists have demanded the impeachment of various judges who have blocking or […]
Read More →Join the Department of People Who Work for a Living
on February 5, 2025in News, Western WI Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, billionaires, cuts, Department of Government Efficiency, Department of People Who Work for a Living, DOGE, Elon Musk, federal government, fight back, fraud, safe workplaces, working conditions, working families, working people, wwaflcio

Department of People Who Work for a Living We’ll be ensuring the federal government works for working people and isn’t destroyed by billionaires like Elon Musk. We’ll report on the facts of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts and what you can do to fight back. Join the Department of People Who Work for […]
Read More →Enjoy This Hops & Barley Humor as you’re sipping on your Union-made Beer
on October 10, 2023in News, Western WI Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, barley, beer, Benjamin Franklin, Brian O'Rourke, bud, Budweiser, cheers, Cliff Clavin, CWA, Dave Barry, Henny Youngman, hops, ibew, ibt, iue, iuoe, Jack Handy, la crosse, miller beer, miller lite, Norm, old style, old style light, uaw, wisconsin, wwaflcio

Union-made beer list at the bottom of this post “Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer, I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out […]
Read More →Resurgent Labor Movement Empowers All Workers
on September 6, 2022in News, Western WI Newstags: afl-cio, empowering, family supporting jobs, Labor Day, Labor Unions, louis brandeis, president, Stephanie Bloomingdale, union support, us supreme court, wisconsin afl cio, worker safety, Workers, wwaflcio

By Stephanie Bloomingdale, President, Wisconsin AFL-CIO This Labor Day, as we enjoy the day off that has become a cherished American part of our late summer calendar, let’s take a moment to reflect on the history this holiday commemorates and role our resurgent labor movement is playing going forward. By the late 1800’s, the Industrial […]
Read More →Did you know that there’s no federal minimum crew-size requirement for freight trains?
on August 30, 2022in News, Western WI Newstags: afl-cio, blet, blet 13, freight railroad, safety, ttd, worker safety, wwaflcio

Members of our newly re-joined affiliate BLET 13 and other freight railroad workers need our help. Did you know that there’s no federal minimum crew-size requirement for freight trains? Freight trains can be upwards of three to five miles long and they often carry flammable or hazardous material through populated communities across America. If the […]
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