In the late 1800s, something was going on in the Midwest. Different industrial workers often found themselves putting in long hours for little pay; unsurprisingly strikes, and protests emerged. Unfortunately, such a protest would turn into something deadly in Milwaukee on May 5, 1886, during a march to the Bay View Rolling Mills. This is […]
Read More →The 139th Anniversary of the Bay View Massacre
on May 2, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: bay view, Bay View Massacre, Bay View Rolling Mills, Bay View Tragedy, labor reform, Milwaukee, npr, rolling mills, unemployment insurance, wisconsin labor history society, workers compensation, working conditions, workplace safety, wuwm
AFL-CIO President: ‘Trump’s Unprecedented Attack on Immigrant Workers and Their Families Weaken America
on January 22, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: abusive bosses, afl-cio, AFL-CIO President, aflcio, America, billionaires, birthright citizenship, corporate billionaires., country, Donald Trump, economic disaster, economy, education, Elon Musk, executive orders, extremist, family supporting jobs, fear, greedy corporations, health care, immigrant workers, injury, injury to all, labor movement, Liz Shuler, President Donald Trump, Republican, solidarity, supporting working families, trump, unconstitutional attacks, usa, worker safety, working people, workplace safety, wwaflcio
The executive orders President Donald Trump signed amount to an unprecedented attack on immigrant workers and their families that will weaken our economy and our country. While Trump and extremist Republican leaders propagate divisive rhetoric about immigrants to stoke fear, working people know that our fellow workers aren’t the problem—the real threat is billionaires like […]
Read More →Labor Day 2021 Op-Ed
on August 26, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, Biden, family, family friendly, family supporting jobs, General Vice President, iam, IAM District Lodge 66, iamaw, la crosse, Labor Day, labor movement, Labor Unions, Midwest Territory, nternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, president, Steven Galloway, union, western wisconsin afl-cio, worker safety, working families, workplace safety
Labor Day 2021 Op-Ed Steven M. Galloway General Vice President, Midwest Territory International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers It’s Labor Day – a day to celebrate workers. But why, as Americans, have so many of us resolved to quitting our jobs instead of banning together to effect change in our workplace? A recent report […]
Read More →National AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka Passes Away
on August 5, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 72, afl-cio, american, Biden, coal, COVID-19, democracy, Elizabeth Shuler, family supporting jobs, job losses, joe biden, labor federation, labor movement, Lawyer, lee saunders, mine, Pandemic, President Joe Biden, richard trumka, steelmaking, trumka, UMWA, United Mine Workers of America, washington dc, worker safety, worker-centered trade, Workers, workers rights, workplace safety
National AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, one of the country’s most powerful labor leaders and an influential voice in many Washington debates, died unexpectedly on August 5, 2021, at the age of 72. Trumka died on a camping trip with his family after suffering a heart attack, President Biden told reporters, saying Trumka was a close […]
Read More →OSHA Releases New COVID-19 Recommendations for Construction Sites
on June 12, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: construction, heat illness, heat stroke, ibew, worker safety, workplace safety
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a new webpage providing guidance for construction employers and workers as states and municipalities relax restrictions put in place to stop the spread of COVID-19. While the agency has not responded to repeated requests to enact enforceable standards related to the pandemic, the new guidance is intended to […]
Read More →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

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 […]
Read More →Trump’s OSHA: Fewer Investigations, More Deaths
on January 27, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, CWA, death, Donald Trump, NELP, OSHA, trump, Workers Memorial Day, workplace death, workplace safety
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 […]
Read More →Synopsis of the WWAFLCIO’s Workers Memorial Day Event 2019
on April 28, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, April 28, April 28 2019, Deb Marsolek, family, La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat, President Tyler Tubbs, union, western wisconsin afl-cio, Workers Memorial Day, workplace safety
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 […]
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