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Our endorsements of Coulee Region Working Family candidates for April 2025’s Spring Election

on March 26, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: april 2025, Aron Newberry, Bangor, Black River Falls School Board, Bridget Thomas, Chris Woodard, coulee region, Daniel Crego WWAFLCIO, De Soto, endorsements, family supporting, Gary Padesky, Holmen, Holmen Village President, Jeff Jackson, Jennifer Trost, Kaitlyn Cunningham, La Crosse City Council, La Crosse Mayor, La Crosse School Board, local politics, Melrose-Mindoro, Merideth Garcia, Micheala Bloczynski, Molly Fuchs, New Lisbon, Onalaska School Board, Patrick Barlow, politics, Prairie du Chien, public office, school district, Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Tomah School Board, union, Viroqua, western wisconsin afl-cio, wisconsin, worker justice, working families

The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO, representing over 4,000 union members and numerous affiliated unions in the Coulee Region, has announced its endorsement and support of candidates for La Crosse Mayor, City Council and School Board for April’s Spring election. Additionally, listed below are endorsements for Black River Falls School Board, Holmen Village President, Onalaska School Board, […]

State Election Recap and Forward

on November 7, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, baldwin, elections, family supporting jobs, gwen moore, job safety, mark pocan, pride, pro-labor, Senator Tammy Baldwin, State Superintendent for Public Instruction, tammy baldwin, ten seat pickup, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, union, union workers, WI AFL-CIO, wisconsin Supreme Court, work continues, wwaflcio

WI AFL-CIO As the dust settles on an unprecedented election, Wisconsin’s union members are proud of our accomplishments and are looking to the future. Vice President Kamala Harris has been a stalwart champion of workers and organized labor, and we are disappointed she did not succeed in her historic campaign for President. We know she […]

Midwest, New York, and West Coast Teamsters Join Their Union Brethren in Endorsing Harris

on September 20, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2024, afl-cio, aflcio, battleground states, brewery, championing labor, Donald Trump, endorsement, fair wage, Governor Tim Walz, harris, Kamala Harris, Michigan, Nevada, NLRB, old style beer, one million Teamsters, Pennsylvania, presidential election, Project 2025, right to organize, safe work, Teamster Retirees, Teamsters, Teamsters Joint Council 13, Teamsters Joint Council 25, Teamsters Joint Council 28, Teamsters Joint Council 32, Teamsters Joint Council 39, Teamsters Joint Council 40, Teamsters Joint Council 42, Teamsters Joint Council 43, Teamsters Joint Council 7, Teamsters Local 120, Teamsters Local 122, Teamsters Local 186, Teamsters Local 202, Teamsters Local 237, Teamsters Local 238, Teamsters Local 344, Teamsters Local 396, Teamsters Local 572, Teamsters Local 623, Teamsters Local 769, Teamsters Local 848, Teamsters Local 89, Teamsters National Black Caucus, truck drivers, union, unions, ups, Vice President Kamala Harris, walz, wisconsin, worker safety, working families, wwaflcio

Teamsters’ unions across the country, including in key battleground states of Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, have rallied around Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz. Collectively, these unions represent one million Teamsters. These local Teamsters have committed to immediately begin knocking doors and engaging in other voter contact efforts across the battlegrounds. Many […]

Your Support is Needed: Stand with Boeing Workers!

on September 20, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, America's workforce, Boeing, California, collective bargaining, collective voice, communities, contract, fair wages, families, iam, IAM District 751, IAM District Lodge 66, IAM District W24, membership, middle class, negotiating, Oregon, safe work, solidarity, stand with Boeing workers, Support, support these workers, This is Our Future and Our Fight, union, Washington state, working families, wwaflcio

33,000 members of IAM District 751 and IAM District W24 just voted by 94% to reject Boeing’s contract offer. IAM wants to get back to the negotiating table ASAP to get a contract that the membership deserves! This is Our Future and Our Fight. IAM District 751 and District W24 represent Boeing workers in Washington […]

Join the “Union Women Get It Done” Movement Now

on September 18, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, harris, leadership, Liz Shuler, president, Shuler, talking points, tim walz, toolkit, union, union women, union women get it done, women, women leaders, wwaflcio

Thank you for everything you are doing in your states and communities to elect pro-labor candidates. We all know that this is the most important election of our lifetime—so much is on the line for workers and our unions—and we need to mobilize every single union member, co-worker, family member and neighbor to get the […]

President Mike Davis Jr Welcomes State AFL-CIO Convention to La Crosse

on September 12, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2024, afl-cio, coulee region, election, families, health and safety, la crosse, Mike Davis Jr, safe jobs, state convention, union, union herald, winston churchill, wisconsin, working

On behalf of the delegates and officers of the Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO I offer all delegates to the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Convention held in La Crosse on September 16 & 17th a heartfelt welcome. La Crosse has much to offer including ancient bluffs, unique bridges, breathtaking landscapes, historic monuments, and legendary parks, and we invite […]

Purchase Union-Made in America School Supplies this Back-To-School Season

on August 27, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, back to school, made in america, school, union, union-made, western wisconsin aflcio, wwaflcio

Around the country, classes are starting up again, students are getting ready to learn once more and parents are rushing out to buy the supplies their children need for school. When shopping for those necessary items, you can make sure your purchases support working families Here is a list of union-made school supplies. Five-Star notebooks, […]

Show your Solidarity with Experis Game Solutions Workers

on July 1, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: activism, aflcio, America, collective bargaining table, contract, dignity, equitable future, Experis, Experis Game Solutions, fair contract, fair pay, fair wage, family supporting wages, iam, 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

Join Experis video game workers Tuesday, July 2, 2024, for a solidarity action outside Manpower Group in downtown Milwaukee. International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union members who work at Experis Games Solutions, a part of Manpower Group, are holding a Solidarity Action to call on Manpower to reach a fair first contract. […]

Brother Mike Koziara – Rest in Peace

on July 1, 2024in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: bmwe, bmwe 509, Koziara, Labor Unions, Mike Koziara, obituaries, selfless, Teamsters, union, vice president, volunteer, wwaflcio

Mike Koziara, vice president emeritus of the Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO, passed away at the age of 64 on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at his home. He was born February 28, 1960, to Stanley and Linda Koziara. He married Joan Lodoen on September 30, 1989, in Barre Mills, Wisconsin. He was a lifelong railroad employee with […]

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 […]

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