Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale On March 12, 2020, Governor Evers called for a State of Emergency due to the Coronavirus. We have directly communicated with the Governor’s Office and let him know that the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and the entire labor movement stands ready to respond and assist to this emergency in any way […]
Read More →WI AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale on the Coronavirus
on March 18, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Governor Evers, labor movement, novel coronavirus, State of Emergency, Stephanie Bloomingdale, unions, wisconsin afl cio, Wisconsin workers
How Unions are Bargaining Coronavirus Protections
on March 18, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aft, bargaining, basketball, CDC, Coronavirus, COVID-19, CWA, download, ford, gm, guidance, ibew, labor movement, ncaa, novel coronavirus, OSHA, Pandemic, prevention, protections, resources, State of Emergency, uaw, ucommblog, unions, Wisconsin workers
With coronavirus spreading throughout the world, workers in a number of industries have faced uncertain futures. Sports leagues have been canceled, and jobs have shut down. However, for some union members, there is good news. For the last few weeks, unions have been negotiating and bargaining with companies to get back pay or new protections […]
Read More →Top Ten Things that Trump has done to Hurt Labor Unions (video)
on March 7, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, Labor Unions, NLRB, politics, trump
Get to Know AFL-CIO’s Affiliates: NFL Players Association
on March 7, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: AFL, afl-cio, collective bargaining agreement, football, Green Pay Packers, labor relations, NFL, NFLPA, NLRB, Packers, sports, union
Get to Know AFL-CIO’s Affiliates: NFL Players Association Name of Union: NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Mission: “To pay homage to our predecessors for their courage, sacrifice and vision; [to] pledge to preserve and enhance the democratic involvement of our members; [to] confirm our willingness to do whatever is necessary for the betterment of our membership—to […]
Read More →Help our Brothers & Sisters in the NALC, APWU, NRLCA
on February 7, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, apwu, nalc, nrlca, post office, postal service, privatization, public service union, trump, union, us post office, USPS, wwaflcio
The USPS Fairness Act (H.R. 2382) passed the House of Representatives late on Wednesday with a huge two-thirds majority. A bipartisan vote of this size could not have happened without your work and the work of hundreds of thousands of people just like you across the country. The message is clear. Our elected leaders must […]
Read More →Trump’s OSHA: Fewer Investigations, More Deaths
on January 27, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, CWA, death, Donald Trump, NELP, OSHA, trump, Workers Memorial Day, workplace death, workplace safety
The Trump administration has drastically cut back on OSHA enforcement activities and put working Americans at risk, according to a report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP). In the past three years, considerably fewer OSHA workplace inspections have been conducted than in any three-year period during the Obama or Bush administrations. In addition, OSHA […]
Read More →Get to Know WWAFLCIO’s Affiliates: OPEIU
on January 27, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: affiliates, afl-cio, opeiu, OPEIU 277, Richard Lanigan, wwaflcio
Next up in our series that takes a deeper look at each of our affiliates is the Office and Professional Employees. Name of Union: Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local Affiliate: OPEIU 277 Mission: “To improve the lives of working families by bringing economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our communities. Acting […]
Read More →OSHA Press Release – US DOL Commemorates 50 Years of the OSHA Act
on January 27, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: al-cio, health, News Release, OSHA, US Department of Labor, US DOL, worker safety, Workers Memorial Day
U.S. Department of Labor January 21, 2020 Press Release U.S. Department of Labor Commemorates 50 Years of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with “Protecting the American Workforce” Campaign Yearlong Efforts will Highlight OSHA Past Achievements, Current Efforts, and Future Goals WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health […]
Read More →Union Construction Jobs Safer than Non-Union
on December 9, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, construction, ibew, IBEW Media Center, safety first, union safe, work, Workers Memorial Day
A new study shows non-union jobsites have 3 times more fatalities It may not be news to those in the business, but new numbers back up what IBEW and other union construction members already know: there’s safety in a union. “New York’s Building Trades Employers Association, which represents more than 1,300 contractors in New York […]
Read More →Stop the Postal Sell-off: Protect Union Jobs
on November 13, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: nalc, nalc branch 59, petition, postal service, postmaster general, privatize, USPS
Stop the Postal Sell-off: Say NO to a privatizer as the Postmaster General Target: Postal Service Board of Governors The public service mission of the Postal Service has made it the most popular federal agency. However, this public good is at risk if we don’t all act soon. In June 2018 the White House announced […]
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