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 →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
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 →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 →AFL-CIO Statement on Trade
on September 27, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, fair trade, free trade, nafta, trade, trump, wwaflcio
AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL STATEMENT ON TRADE Without Fixes, We Must Oppose the New NAFTA September 2019 When the new NAFTA was signed, the AFL-CIO warned that we would oppose the agreement without major changes. As we said in our March 2019 Executive Council statement, the labor movement will mobilize to defeat the new NAFTA if […]
Read More →Stand Up and Be Recognized: Recent Worker Wins
on September 3, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, afsa, atu, Baristas, bbh, iam, opeiu, Organizing, SAG-AFTRA, Spott Coffee, UFCW, wgae, win
Stand Up and Be Recognized: Worker Wins The latest roundup of worker wins begins with actors and actresses winning new contracts and includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life. SAG-AFTRA Signs New Agreement with Ad Agency BBH After 10-Month Strike: After a strike that lasted 10 months, SAG-AFTRA has […]
Read More →AFL-CIO: Unions Aim to Roar in 2020
on September 3, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, richard trumka, trumka, union, western wisconsin aflcio
Despite its setbacks, or perhaps because of them, organized labor has an energy level that AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka says he hasn’t seen before in his 50 years with the movement. Unions are pushing for more than just lip service from presidential candidates, which is prompting a flurry of pro-labor proposals from Democratic candidates. Mr. […]
Read More →Synopsis of the WWAFLCIO’s Workers Memorial Day Event 2019
on April 28, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, April 28, April 28 2019, Deb Marsolek, family, La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat, President Tyler Tubbs, union, western wisconsin afl-cio, Workers Memorial Day, workplace safety
Working People in La Crosse Honored Those Injured or Killed on the Job and Call for Change Local workers from various industries and occupations including; firefighters, public sector workers, transportation workers, and community members were joined by La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat, Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Tyler Tubbs, and Deb Marsolek (sister of a fallen […]
Read More →We (unions) See An Opening In The Wake of ‘Janus’ Ruling
on February 13, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, afscme Janus, aft, family supporting, Janus Ruling, union, worker justice, worker rights
The last year has been a whirlwind for the labor movement. There have been unexpectedly positive developments, like the forceful rise in teacher activism across the country, and negative ones, like the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME, which found that unions could no longer collect agency fees for bargaining from workers who do not pay membership […]
Read More →Collective Action Ended the Shutdown
on February 12, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, collective action, Donald Trump, richard trumka, shutdown, union
by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka President Trump didn’t want to end this shutdown—the collective action of working people demanded it. By marching, rallying and protesting together, we forced him to the table and ensured that the labor and dedication of our public servants will not be taken for granted. However, this fight is far from […]
Read More →Remembering George H.W. Bush’s Commitment to Public Service – from AFLCIO
on December 11, 2018in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 41, afl-cio, funeral, George H.W. Bush, president of the united states, Public Service
from the AFL-CIO Blog President George H.W. Bush was recently laid to rest at a state funeral with full honors befitting a former President of the United States. Remembrances were received from across the political spectrum, but one thing that all can agree on is that Bush lived a life that was devoted to public […]
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