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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

The nation’s nearly 20 million veterans are eligible for a variety of cash and noncash benefits due to the sacrifices they made for our country, which has contributed to better economic conditions for them and their survivors, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released on November 10, 2021. Veterans — individuals who previously served […]

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 […]

 U.S. Department of Labor January 21, 2020 Press Release  U.S. Department of Labor Commemorates 50 Years of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 with “Protecting the American Workforce” Campaign Yearlong Efforts will Highlight OSHA Past Achievements, Current Efforts, and Future Goals WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health […]

A new study shows non-union jobsites have 3 times more fatalities It may not be news to those in the business, but new numbers back up what IBEW and other union construction members already know: there’s safety in a union. “New York’s Building Trades Employers Association, which represents more than 1,300 contractors in New York […]

Working People in La Crosse Honored Those Injured or Killed on the Job and Call for Change Local workers from various industries and occupations including; firefighters, public sector workers, transportation workers, and community members were joined by La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat, Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Tyler Tubbs, and Deb Marsolek (sister of a fallen […]

Workers Memorial Day Union and Community Members Call on Local and National Leaders to Prioritize Good, Safe Jobs at Workers Memorial Day Service. Local Working People in La Crosse Honored Those Injured or Killed on the Job and Call for Change. (April 28, 2013, La Crosse, Wisconsin) — Local factory workers, firefighters, nurses, public sector […]