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Local Working People in La Crosse Honored Those Killed on the Job and Called for a Stop to Cuts to Workplace Safety in Pursuit of Profit

on April 29, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2025, aflcio, April 28, april 28 2025, brad pfaff, Brooke Baures, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, death, died, Green Island Park, Kerrie Baures, la crosse, la crosse tribune, larry humfeld, mourning, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, niosh, Occupational Safety and Health Act and Mine Safety and Health Act, OSHA, safe workplaces, safety, summary, trump, Western Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wisconsin workers, Workers Grove, Workers Memorial Day, workplace death, wwaflcio

Former La Crosse Mayor John Medinger, Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Mike Davis Jr, and family members of those who died on the job joined local workers from various sectors such as electricians, plumbers, and construction workers as well as public service workers, transportation workers, and members of the community. They gathered at Green Island Park […]

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Workers Memorial Day – 2025

on April 16, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2025, aflcio, April 28, april 28 2025, brad pfaff, Brooke Baures, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, Green Island Park, Kerrie Baures, la crosse, mourning, Occupational Safety and Health Act and Mine Safety and Health Act, OSHA, safe workplaces, safety, trump, Western Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wisconsin workers, Workers Grove, Workers Memorial Day, wwaflcio

Workers Memorial Day – 2025 The families and friends of Western Wisconsin workers will gather at Green Island Park in La Crosse on Monday, April 28, 2025, at 5pm to honor workers who perished while at work and to call for action on hazards that cause unnecessary injury, illness, and death. In 2023, 5,283 workers […]

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ACT NOW: Reverse Gutting of Core Worker Safety Agency, NIOSH

on April 16, 2025in News, Western WI Newstags: 2025, afge, aflcio, april 28 2025, bipartisan, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, federal workers, Green Island Park, Kerrie Baures, la crosse, mourning, niosh, Occupational Safety and Health Act and Mine Safety and Health Act, OSHA, safe workplaces, safety, trump, washington dc, Western Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wisconsin workers, Workers Grove, Workers Memorial Day, wwaflcio

ACT NOW: Reverse Gutting of Core Worker Safety Agency, NIOSH

We’re facing one of the largest mass firings of federal workers, including highly technical federal workers that keep us safe on the job. Due to Elon Musk and his unaccountable DOGE, we are facing one of the largest mass firings of federal workers in history, including highly technical federal workers who keep us safe on […]

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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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COVID-19 Pandemic Resources (updated)

on June 10, 2020in News, Western WI Newstags: afl-cio, CDC, Coronavirus, COVID-19, download, guidance, labor movement, novel coronavirus, OSHA, Pandemic, prevention, resources, State of Emergency, unions, Wisconsin workers, worker safety, workplace safety

COVID-19 Pandemic Resources (updated)

INDUSTRY SPECIFIC GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES (General Guide & Resources listed after the industry specific listings) Airline Workers Information, resources and updates for workers in the airline industry from the Flight attendants, Air Line Pilots and Machinists unions. General guidance and recommendations for airlines and airline workers from the CDC, Federal Aviation Administration, and OSHA, and […]

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WI AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale on the Coronavirus

on March 18, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Governor Evers, labor movement, novel coronavirus, State of Emergency, Stephanie Bloomingdale, unions, wisconsin afl cio, Wisconsin workers

Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale On March 12, 2020, Governor Evers called for a State of Emergency due to the Coronavirus. We have directly communicated with the Governor’s Office and let him know that the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and the entire labor movement stands ready to respond and assist to this emergency in any way […]

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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 […]

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