Biden’s Investments in a Clean Energy Future Will Transform Our Economy International AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler September 1, 2023 Today’s (9/1/2023) announcement of a $15.5 billion investment to transition existing auto factories to electric vehicle factories puts workers and our communities first. This money will prioritize companies that maintain strong union partnerships, including collective bargaining […]

The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 13 is the longest standing arts related worker organization in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) metro area. Chartered in January of 1894, IATSE Local 13 has proudly represented the interests of the men and women working behind the scenes of area theatres for 129 years. In 1999, […]

This May (2023), AFGE added the most members in one month to our union in eight years and recruited the most members of any May in over a decade. It also marked eight months of consecutive growth for our union. Not only is that a good sign for the overall strength of our union, it’s […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Due to increasing instances of criminal acts, including targeted and violent attacks, being committed against city letter carriers, National Association of Letter Carriers Executive Vice President Paul Barner issued the following statement. “The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is outraged and angered by the assaults, armed robberies and even murders that America’s letter carriers […]

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, […]

Daniel P. Hanson, 71, passed away on Monday October 31, 2022, after losing a courageous battle with cancer. Dan was retired from BCT & GM Local 22 (Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union) and served on the Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO Executive Board for more than a decade. Dan worked tirelessly for many […]