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Local Unionists Assist with the 2024 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

on May 30, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, aft 6502, annual food drive, community assistance, coulee region, donating food, family supporting jobs, food, food drive, Great Rivers United Way, IAM 1115, ibew 14, La Crescent Food Shelf, La Crosse Hunger Task Force, largest one-day food drive, local food banks, Melanie Cary, Mike Davis Jr, nalc, nalc branch 59, National Association of Letter Carriers, Onalaska Food Basket, poverty, second Saturday in May, stamp out hunger, two billion pounds of food, union, volunteering to help, WAFER, Western Wisconsin, western wisconsin afl-cio

Unionists had a busy day helping collect food donations for area pantries. They were collecting for the Stamp Out Hunger food drive on Saturday May 11, 2024, in the La Crosse area. After collection, donations are sorted and distributed to food banks. This year’s food bank recipients include the La Crosse Hunger Task Force, WAFER, Onalaska […]

Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive

on May 9, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, annual food drive, community assistance, coulee region, donating food, family supporting jobs, food, food drive, Great Rivers United Way, ibew 14, largest one-day food drive, local food banks, nalc, nalc branch 59, National Association of Letter Carriers, poverty, second Saturday in May, stamp out hunger, two billion pounds of food, union, volunteering to help, Western Wisconsin, western wisconsin afl-cio

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 […]

Couleecap Has Served 1 Million People Since 1966

on May 9, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2023 Couleecap Annual Report, A Million Reasons, aflcio, Community Action Agency, coulee region, Couleecap, Crawford, education, employment, energy, executive director, family planning clinic, family supporting jobs, food, Head Start, Hetti Brown, housing, la crosse, Monroe, poverty, transportation, union, Vernon, weatherization, western wisconsin afl-cio

Couleecap Has Served 1 Million People Since 1966 Couleecap, the Coulee Region’s Community Action Agency since 1966, has served 1 million people in Crawford, La Crosse, Monroe, and Vernon Counties since opening its doors to fight poverty. The milestone was recently announced in the latest annual report titled, “A Million Reasons”, which highlights stories of […]

AFT 6502 holds rally at UW La Crosse to call attention to funding crisis

on March 11, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, aft, aft 6502, at-wi, college debt, college students, education, equal access, funding, public education, uapuwl, UW La crosse, wwaflcio

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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