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

on September 20, 2024in News, Western WI 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

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

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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

Enjoy This Hops & Barley Humor as you’re sipping on your Union-made Beer

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 […]

Take Kids Fishing Day 2023 – The Afterglow

on June 9, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: community service, family activities, family fun, fishing, free, kids fishing day, la crosse, Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, western wisconsin afl-cio, wisconsin, Wisconsin DNR, wwaflcio

Union Made Fun: Take Kids Fishing Day 2023 “This is what it is all about. You see all the kids running around, smiling after they caught a fish. They’re all laughing and playing, it’s great,” said Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Mike Davis Jr at Chad Erickson Memorial Park in La Crosse. “Not only do kids […]

La Crosse’s 11th Annual Kids Free Fishing Day – June 3, 2023

on June 1, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: Ace Hardware of La Crosse, community service, family activities, family fun, fishing, free, kids fishing day, la crosse, Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, western wisconsin afl-cio, wisconsin, Wisconsin DNR, wwaflcio

The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is excited to host La Crosse’s 11th Annual Kids Free Fishing Day – June 3, 2023. The event will be held on Saturday June 3, 2023 at Chad Erickson Memorial Park in La Crosse. The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is teaming up with Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) Boots on the Ground conservation […]

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

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 they […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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