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Orange Julius Cesar strips rights from Working Americans

on April 10, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, afl-cio, aflcio, afscme, aft, apwu, bac, collective bargaining union rights, CWA, economic stability, epi, Executive Order, family supporting jobs, iam, iamaw, IFPTE, LIUNA, Liz Shuler, nalc, national security, public health, safe jobs, safety, Stephanie Bloomingdale, trump, wisconsin, wisconsin afl cio, workers rights

The Trump administration issued a new executive order stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government. Advocates for working people condemned the move. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement: Straight out of Project 2025, this executive order is the very definition of union-busting. It strips the fundamental right 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]