United Auto Worker members at John Deere facilities in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas have ratified a new 6-year collective bargaining agreement, ending their strike which began on October 14. By a vote of 61% to 39%, UAW John Deere members ratified the agreement which includes an $8,500 signing bonus; 20% increase in wages over the […]
Read More →UAW Members at John Deere approve landmark contract, end historic strike
on November 18, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, cipp, collective bargaining agreement, cost of living, Illinois, Iowa, John Deere, Kansas, landmark, lump sum payments, Ray Curry, sacrifice, solidarity, strike, uaw, United Auto Workers, WI AFL-CIO, wwaflcio
AFL-CIO Welcomes the NWSLPA as its 57th Affiliate
on September 23, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: #NoMoreSideHustles, 57th affiliate, advocates, afl-cio, campaign, careers, champions, dignity, fair pay, first contract, football, league, Liz Shuler, Meghann Burke, National Women’s Soccer League Players Association, negotiate, NWSL Players Association, NWSLPA, players, respect, side jobs, soccer, solidarity, workplace
The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA) becomes the AFL-CIO’s 57th affiliate after receiving a direct charter today (09/16/2021). The NWSLPA represents players who make up the 10 teams in the league, advocates for them as they navigate their careers, and champions the growth of the league and the women’s game. The NWSLPA, which […]
Read More →2021’s Annual Labor Day Parade and Festivities in La Crosse Canceled
on August 19, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2021, American economy, asafe on the job, COVID-19, economic assistance, educate, hazard pay, la crosse, Labor Day, Labor Day Parade and Festival, labor movement, madison, masks, outbreak, paid sick days, Pandemic, public, public health considerations, solidarity, train, unemployment benefits, unions, vaccinating, variant, virtual meetings, washington dc, western wisconsin afl-cio, wisconsin, worker safety, wwaflcio
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is announcing that 2021’s La Crosse Labor Day Parade and Festival will be canceled due to uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and its variant virus(es). We hope area residents can safely recognize Labor Day and the solidarity it brings while staying safe and healthy. Unions have […]
Read More →WWAFLCIO President Meets President Biden in Wisconsin
on July 31, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: America, Biden, Crown Cork and Seal, family supporting jobs, IAM 1115, IAM District 66 Directing Business Representative, IAM District Lodge 66, infrastructure, Jana Kirch, jobs, La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility, Mike Davis Jr, politics, president, President Biden, solidarity, tammy baldwin, Tony Evers, transportation, union, White House, wisconsin
Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Mike Davis Jr recently got the chance of a lifetime to meet President Biden. After the president gave a speech pushing his $1 trillion infrastructure plan at the La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility in Wisconsin, Davis was one of a select few union leaders chosen to meet the president backstage. “This […]
Read More →Get to Know WWAFLCIO’s Affiliates: Painters
on September 3, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, iupat, painters, solidarity, union, wwaflcio
Our next deeper look at one of our affiliates is the Painters and Allied Trades. Name of Union: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) Mission: To shape members’ communities through an abiding commitment to service, by fighting passionately for workers’ rights that benefit all working families and through effective and aggressive political mobilization. […]
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