On March 1st, AFT 6502 (United Academic Professionals of UW-La Crosse), organized a gathering beneath the iconic campus clock tower. During this rally, they passionately appealed to both state lawmakers and the UW Board of Regents, urging them to increase the allocation of public funds towards the state’s higher education institutions. It is distressing to […]
Read More →AFT 6502 holds rally at UW La Crosse to call attention to funding crisis
on March 11, 2024in News, Western WI Newstags: aflcio, aft, aft 6502, at-wi, college debt, college students, education, equal access, funding, public education, uapuwl, UW La crosse, wwaflcio
Show your Solidarity with Experis Game Solutions Workers
on October 26, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: activism, aflcio, America, collective bargaining table, dignity, equitable future, Experis, Experis Game Solutions, family supporting wages, iamaw, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers IAMAW District 10, living wages, Milwaukee, Organizing, power of solidarity, respect, solidarity, stand with them, strong unions, union, union activism, union rights, voice at work, We support you, wisconsin, work-life balance, Workers, workers coming together, workers of Experis Game Solutions, workplace, wwaflcio
Solidarity with Experis Game Solutions Workers Target: Experis Game Solutions Workers Workers at Experis Game Solutions in downtown Milwaukee are organizing a union in their workplace with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers IAMAW District 10. Seeking living wages and a better work-life balance, workers are organizing for dignity and a voice at […]
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, lost lake amber beer, Lost Lake Beer, miller beer, miller lite, Norm, 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 →Harrison Ford, co-star Waller-Bridge support unions
on June 27, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, harrison ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, SAG-AFTRA, sga, wga, wgaw
Harrison Ford, co-star Waller-Bridge support unions Harrison Ford and his “Indiana Jones” co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge spoke in support of the ongoing writers’ strike as they premiered the franchise’s fifth film in London on Monday (June 26, 2023), with Ford saying he will walk out if contract talks between Hollywood’s actors’ union and major studios break […]
Read More →31st Annual NALC Food Drive – Please lend a hand
on May 10, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, coulee region, Great Rivers United Way, la crosse, nalc, nalc branch 59, NALC Food Drive, nalc food drive 2023, volunteer, western wisconsin afl-cio, Western Wisconsin Central Labor Council, wisconsin, wwaflcio
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)’s annual food drive is largest one-day food drive in the nation. The NALC effort is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in every part of the country. Residents put out non-perishable food donations on that day, which letter carriers collect as they […]
Read More →NALC statement regarding increased attacks on letter carriers
on May 10, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, armed robberies, assaults, murders, nalc, nalc branch 59, safe work places, safe workplaces, worker safety, wwaflcio
Due to increasing instances of criminal acts, including targeted and violent attacks, being committed against city letter carriers, National Association of Letter Carriers Executive Vice President Paul Barner issued the following statement. “The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is outraged and angered by the assaults, armed robberies and even murders that America’s letter carriers […]
Read More →Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Over 300 Workers Vote to Join UAW
on May 8, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, uaw, unions
Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. More than 300 workers at the Yanfeng USA’s Riverside facility outside Kansas City, Missouri, voted to join the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 710. This is […]
Read More →Announcing WWAFLCIO’s Annual Service Dedicated to Workers Memorial Day – 2023
on April 6, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2023, aflcio, April 28, april 28 2023, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, Chad Erickson Memorial Park, Kerrie Baures, la crosse, mourning, Occupational Safety and Health Act and Mine Safety and Health Act, OSHA, safe workplaces, safety, Western Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wisconsin workers, Workers Memorial Day, wwaflcio
April 28, 2023 5pm Chad Erickson Memorial Park in La Crosse Advanced Registration Optional – Click Here The families and friends of Western Wisconsin workers will gather at Chad Erickson Memorial Park on Friday, April 28, 2023 to honor workers who perished while at work and to call for action on hazards that cause unnecessary injury, […]
Read More →U.S. Labor Unions Are Having a Moment
on November 12, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, Bakery, Battle Creek, BCTGM, collective bargaining, Confectionery, Deere, economic, employees, employers, fair workplace, jobs, Kellogg, labor shortages, labor union, Michigan, political, President Joe Biden, safe workplace, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, union
U.S. organized labor is having a moment after decades of erosion in both influence and power, giving workers their best chance in recent memory to claw back lost ground. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, unions are finding they suddenly have the upper hand—or at least, more solid footing—when it comes to negotiating wages […]
Read More →US Veterans – Check out these Free or Reduced Meal & Retail Discount Opportunities
on November 10, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, discounts, epartment of Veterans Affairs, GI Bill, military, retail, union, Union Veterans Council, US Veterans Administration, veterans, veterans day, WDVA
Happy Veterans’ Day! Veterans – Check out these Free or Reduced Meal & Retail Discount Opportunities (Nov 11, 2021) Compiled by the US VA and military.com 2021 Veterans Day Free Meals and Restaurant Deals and Discounts 2021 Veterans Day Retail Deals and Discounts Veterans Day 2021 Discounts Military Appreciation and Giving Back to Veterans on […]
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