As Senator for Wisconsin’s 32nd senate district, Brad Pfaff has a 100 percent Wisconsin AFL-CIO working families voting record. “We know that once in Congress, Senator Pfaff will continue to fight for the rights of all Wisconsin workers in order to advance a fair and just economy. As a lifelong Wisconsinite, Brad Pfaff deeply understands […]
Wisconsin AFL-CIO Endorses Brad Pfaff for CD 3 Wisconsin
on October 3, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2022, 3rd CD, afl-cio, brad pfaff, congress, endorsement, family supporting jobs, kind, Labor Unions, pfaff, ron kind, Stephanie Bloomingdale, union support, wisconsin, wisconsin afl cio, worker, wwaflcio
Happy Labor Day 2022 – Celebrate but remember why there is a Labor Day
on September 6, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, afscme, aft, bill brockmiller, brockmiller, la crosse, Labor Day, labor day parade marshal, parade, parade marshal, Treasurer, western wisconsin afl-cio, wwaflcio
Why is Labor Day a holiday and what are we celebrating? The U.S. Department of Labor writes that Labor Day is “… is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers.” In between the grilling and the visiting of family and friends this Labor Day, we invite you to take a […]
La Crosse LaborFest 2022
on August 30, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, beer, bingo, brats, celebration, community event, Copeland Park, family activity, family friendly, games, hot dogs, la crosse, Labor Day, parade, pepsi, raffles, snacks, temporary tattoos, union, vegan burgers, western wisconsin afl-cio, Western Wisconsin Central Labor Council, wwaflcio
La Crosse LaborFest 2022 Monday, September 5th, 2022 Parade at 10 am. Food, drinks, BINGO, same day raffles & games follow (11 am) Copeland Park 1130 Copeland Park Drive La Crosse, WI 54603 Sponsor: Western Wisconsin Central Labor Council (WWAFLCIO) Our WWAFLCIO Labor Day celebration starts at 10 am with a ten-block family-friendly parade beginning […]
Remembering Jerry McEntee, 31 years as AFSCME’s International President
on July 13, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 31 years. Gerald, 66 years, afl-cio, afscme, aggressive, fearless, ferocious, international president, Jerry, Jerry McEntee, McEntee, Organizing, political action, political powerhouse, Scholarship Fund, visionary leader
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 […]
AFGE Wins! VA Closure Commission Is Dead
on July 12, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, afl-cio, AIR, AIR commission, congress, MISSION act, National Defense Authorization Act, service members, VA, VA facilities, veterans, veterans administration, wwaflcio
AFGE applauds the announcement of a bipartisan group of 12 senators, including a majority of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, that they would block the confirmation of the nine-member Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission that would have considered closing or eliminating services at hundreds of VA facilities nationwide. These senators took action after months […]
Message from President Liz Shuler on Biden’s award to Trumka
on July 7, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, America, American workers, Biden, dignity, family supporting jobs, former AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, honored, joe biden, Liz Shuler, nation’s highest civilian honor, posthumously, president, Presidential Medal of Freedom, richard trumka, Shuler, thank you, tribute, trumka, union, working people, wwaflcio
• 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
on June 1, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: Ace Hardware of La Crosse, afl-cio, Annual Take Kids Fishing Day, bait, Boots on the Ground, Chad Erickson Memorial Park, family friendly, family fun, Fishing pole, fishing rod, Free Fishing Weekend, Kids Free Fishing Day, la crosse, outdoors goodie bag, reel, Saturday June 4 2022, union, Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, western wisconsin afl-cio, Wisconsin DNR, wwaflcio, Xyzpda
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
on December 23, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, Anthony Shelton, Bakery Confectionery Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers, Battle Creek, BCTGM, cereal, collective bargaining agreement, Corn Flakes, Dave Jamieson, Huffpost, Kellogg’s, Lancaster, Memphis, Michigan, Nebraska, Omaha, Pennsylvania, picket line, Rice Krispies, strike, union, Workers
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 […]