Next up in our series that takes a deeper look at each of our affiliates is the Office and Professional Employees. Name of Union: Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local Affiliate: OPEIU 277 Mission: “To improve the lives of working families by bringing economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our communities. Acting […]
Read More →Get to Know WWAFLCIO’s Affiliates: OPEIU
on January 27, 2020in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: affiliates, afl-cio, opeiu, OPEIU 277, Richard Lanigan, wwaflcio
AFL-CIO Statement on Trade
on September 27, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, fair trade, free trade, nafta, trade, trump, wwaflcio
AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL STATEMENT ON TRADE Without Fixes, We Must Oppose the New NAFTA September 2019 When the new NAFTA was signed, the AFL-CIO warned that we would oppose the agreement without major changes. As we said in our March 2019 Executive Council statement, the labor movement will mobilize to defeat the new NAFTA if […]
Read More →Get to Know WWAFLCIO’s Affiliates: Painters
on September 3, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, iupat, painters, solidarity, union, wwaflcio
Our next deeper look at one of our affiliates is the Painters and Allied Trades. Name of Union: International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) Mission: To shape members’ communities through an abiding commitment to service, by fighting passionately for workers’ rights that benefit all working families and through effective and aggressive political mobilization. […]
Read More →8th Annual Kids Fishing Day – June 2, 2019 – Venue Change
on May 29, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: family fun, fishing, free, kids, la crosse, picnic, pure fishing, union, usa, wwaflcio
8th Annual Kids Free Fishing Day – Sunday June 2nd, 2019 Note Venue Change for 2019: Chad Erickson Memorial Park in La Crosse For the eighth year, the Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is teaming up with Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) Boots on the Ground conservation program to host the Annual Take Kids Fishing Day from 9 […]
Read More →WWAFLCIO co-sponsor in NALC’s annual “Stamp-Out-Hunger” – May 11th
on April 21, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2019, AFL-CIO Community Services, apwu, blet 13, coulee region, food, ibew 14, letter carriers, Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, nalc, nalc branch 59, National Association of Letter Carriers, union, western wisconsin afl-cio, wwaflcio
The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is proud to again be a full partner in the Coulee Region’s annual “Stamp-Out-Hunger” food drive on May 11th. On May 11, as they deliver mail, members of NALC Branch 59 (Coulee Region letter carriers) will collect the donations that residents have left near their mail boxes. People are encouraged to […]
Read More →With deep sadness …
on March 20, 2019in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: blet, blet 13, Mark D Terpstra, Mark Terpstra, obituary, terp, tyler tubbs, wwaflcio
Brothers & Sisters, It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that Brother Mark D Terpstra “Terp” passed away on Friday afternoon (March 15, 2019) from pneumonia complications. He had been battling it for about a month from our understanding. He leaves behind his wife, Jennifer and his 14 year old son, Nathan. […]
Read More →Stop Walker and GOP leaders in assembly from dismissing the will of voters
on December 3, 2018in Western WI AFL-CIO News Archivetags: aflcio, crybabies, gop, human rights, lame-duck, p2, RespectMyVote, union, vote, walker, wipolitics, WIPowerGrab, wisaflcio, wiunion, wwaflcio, WWBD
On his way out the door, Gov. Scott Walker and Republican leaders in the state assembly are dismissing the will of voters and playing politics by calling a lame-duck special session to take away critical pieces of Gov.-elect Tony Evers’ authority before he takes office. State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald and Assembly Speaker Robin […]
Read More →Labor Day Greetings from US Senator Tammy Baldwin
on September 4, 2018in Western WI AFL-CIO News Archivetags: afl-cio, baldwin, family friendly, Labor Day, tammy baldwin, US Senator, working families, wwaflcio
Here in Wisconsin, we take pride in hard work and believe every working family should have a fair shot at getting ahead. We also share a deep commitment to community, to neighbor helping neighbor, and to the belief that we are all in it together. This Labor Day, we give these ideals a voice by […]
Read More →Western Wisconsin Central Labor Council Elects New President
on January 17, 2018in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, blet, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, election, labor, leadership, president, union, western wisconsin aflcio, working families, wwaflcio
On January 17, 2018 , Tyler Tubbs was elected President of the Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO Central Labor Council. The council represents over 5,000 workers and 40 affiliated organizations from a six county area in Western Wisconsin. Brother Tubbs was unanimously elected by the umbrella organization’s delegate body to serve a two year term. Upon his […]
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