On July 13, 2022, AFSCME learned that a union legend passed away: AFSCME President Emeritus Gerald W. McEntee. Jerry McEntee was a visionary leader and one of the most fearless, ferocious advocates working people have ever had. Standing up for public service workers was his passion and his life’s work. From the moment he became […]
Remembering Jerry McEntee, 31 years as AFSCME’s International President
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Message from President Liz Shuler on Biden’s award to Trumka
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• This afternoon (July 7, 2022), President Biden posthumously honored former AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor. • In awarding the medal, President Biden said: “No one did more work for American workers than he did. For Rich, his work was synonymous with the word that […]
10th Annual Kids Free Fishing Day – Saturday June 4, 2022
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The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is pleased to announce the return of this event in 2022. The 10th annual Kids Free Fishing Day will be held on Saturday June 4th at Chad Erickson Memorial Park in La Crosse. The local labor council is teaming up with Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) Boots on the Ground conservation program […]
Happy Workers Memorial & Mayday from the House of Labor (union memes, posters, and media art – 2022)
on May 1, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 5-day workweek, 8-hour workday, afl-cio, afscme, aft, atu, ibew, ibt, may day, mayday, TTDAFLCIO, wwaflcio
Kellogg’s Workers End Strike
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Employees voted to ratify a new contract to end a work stoppage that began in early October. Kellogg’s workers ended their strike against the cereal maker on Tuesday December 21st after more than two and a half months on the picket line. The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers’ International Union said workers […]
IFPTE Members Help Secure Settlement for DoorDash Workers
on December 6, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, DoorDash, IFPTE, local 21, Members, Settlement, union, Workers
Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. DoorDash workers in San Francisco will receive restitution from a $5.3-million-dollar settlement over the food delivery company’s violations of local labor laws. The settlement, which benefits at least 4,000 delivery workers, stems from an investigation […]
NLRB orders Amazon to “Do-it-over”
on December 6, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived News
An official with the National Labor Relations Board has ordered that a union election for Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama be done a second time because the retail giant broke the law on the first go-round. The NLRB regional director’s decision lays the groundwork for a do-over election after the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store […]
UAW Members at John Deere approve landmark contract, end historic strike
on November 18, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, cipp, collective bargaining agreement, cost of living, Illinois, Iowa, John Deere, Kansas, landmark, lump sum payments, Ray Curry, sacrifice, solidarity, strike, uaw, United Auto Workers, WI AFL-CIO, wwaflcio
United Auto Worker members at John Deere facilities in Iowa, Illinois and Kansas have ratified a new 6-year collective bargaining agreement, ending their strike which began on October 14. By a vote of 61% to 39%, UAW John Deere members ratified the agreement which includes an $8,500 signing bonus; 20% increase in wages over the […]
U.S. Labor Unions Are Having a Moment
on November 12, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, Bakery, Battle Creek, BCTGM, collective bargaining, Confectionery, Deere, economic, employees, employers, fair workplace, jobs, Kellogg, labor shortages, labor union, Michigan, political, President Joe Biden, safe workplace, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, union
U.S. organized labor is having a moment after decades of erosion in both influence and power, giving workers their best chance in recent memory to claw back lost ground. In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, unions are finding they suddenly have the upper hand—or at least, more solid footing—when it comes to negotiating wages […]
In Memoriam – Marilyn J Wigdahl
on November 11, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afscme, Marilyn J Wigdahl, Marilyn Wigdahl, president, vice president, wwaflcio
In Memoriam Marilyn J Wigdahl December 16, 1931 to October 25, 2021 Marilyn worked tirelessly on behalf of the union movement for decades. She was a President of AFSCME 1449 and Vice President of the WWAFL-CIO, as well as serving her community as a La Crosse City Councilwoman.