Take Kids Fishing Day June 7th La Crosse, Wisconsin Pettibone Park Lagoon Mark your calendars for a fun-filled day of fishing with the kids! With youth fishing events in several Wisconsin cities, this is the perfect opportunity to introduce youngsters to the joy of fishing and public access opportunities available in the state. No fishing […]
Sign Up Now – Annual WWAFLCIO Kids Free Fishing Day – June 7, 2025
on May 20, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: community service, family activities, family fun, fishing, free, kids fishing day, la crosse, Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, western wisconsin afl-cio, wisconsin, Wisconsin DNR, wwaflcio
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
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 […]
Local Working People in La Crosse Honored Those Killed on the Job and Called for a Stop to Cuts to Workplace Safety in Pursuit of Profit
on April 29, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2025, aflcio, April 28, april 28 2025, brad pfaff, Brooke Baures, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, death, died, Green Island Park, Kerrie Baures, la crosse, la crosse tribune, larry humfeld, mourning, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, niosh, Occupational Safety and Health Act and Mine Safety and Health Act, OSHA, safe workplaces, safety, summary, trump, Western Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wisconsin workers, Workers Grove, Workers Memorial Day, workplace death, wwaflcio
Former La Crosse Mayor John Medinger, Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Mike Davis Jr, and family members of those who died on the job joined local workers from various sectors such as electricians, plumbers, and construction workers as well as public service workers, transportation workers, and members of the community. They gathered at Green Island Park […]
Workers Memorial Day – 2025
on April 16, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2025, aflcio, April 28, april 28 2025, brad pfaff, Brooke Baures, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, Green Island Park, Kerrie Baures, la crosse, mourning, Occupational Safety and Health Act and Mine Safety and Health Act, OSHA, safe workplaces, safety, trump, Western Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wisconsin workers, Workers Grove, Workers Memorial Day, wwaflcio
Workers Memorial Day – 2025 The families and friends of Western Wisconsin workers will gather at Green Island Park in La Crosse on Monday, April 28, 2025, at 5pm to honor workers who perished while at work and to call for action on hazards that cause unnecessary injury, illness, and death. In 2023, 5,283 workers […]
Orange Julius Cesar strips rights from Working Americans
on April 10, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, afl-cio, aflcio, afscme, aft, apwu, bac, collective bargaining union rights, CWA, economic stability, epi, Executive Order, family supporting jobs, iam, iamaw, IFPTE, LIUNA, Liz Shuler, nalc, national security, public health, safe jobs, safety, Stephanie Bloomingdale, trump, wisconsin, wisconsin afl cio, workers rights
The Trump administration issued a new executive order stripping collective bargaining and union rights from workers across the federal government. Advocates for working people condemned the move. AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement: Straight out of Project 2025, this executive order is the very definition of union-busting. It strips the fundamental right to […]
Our endorsements of Coulee Region Working Family candidates for April 2025’s Spring Election
on March 26, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: april 2025, Aron Newberry, Bangor, Black River Falls School Board, Bridget Thomas, Chris Woodard, coulee region, Daniel Crego WWAFLCIO, De Soto, endorsements, family supporting, Gary Padesky, Holmen, Holmen Village President, Jeff Jackson, Jennifer Trost, Kaitlyn Cunningham, La Crosse City Council, La Crosse Mayor, La Crosse School Board, local politics, Melrose-Mindoro, Merideth Garcia, Micheala Bloczynski, Molly Fuchs, New Lisbon, Onalaska School Board, Patrick Barlow, politics, Prairie du Chien, public office, school district, Shaundel Washington-Spivey, Tomah School Board, union, Viroqua, western wisconsin afl-cio, wisconsin, worker justice, working families
The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO, representing over 4,000 union members and numerous affiliated unions in the Coulee Region, has announced its endorsement and support of candidates for La Crosse Mayor, City Council and School Board for April’s Spring election. Additionally, listed below are endorsements for Black River Falls School Board, Holmen Village President, Onalaska School Board, […]
NALC statement on DeJoy’s exit from USPS
on March 26, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, aflcio, agency, America, apwu, Brian Renfroe, Commerce Department, dejoy, Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, Donald Trump, Executive Order, firing, government agency, louis dejoy, nalc, National Association of Letter Carriers, obligation, Postal Board of Governors, postal service, postmaster general, President Donald Trump, privatization, public Postal Service, reorganization, trump, trust, universal service, veterans, White House, wwaflcio
NALC President Brian L. Renfroe issued the following statement regarding Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s exit from the Postal Service: Today was Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s last day at the Postal Service. During his tenure, NALC worked in good faith with DeJoy on behalf of our 295,000 active and retired members. The USPS Board of Governors‘ […]
Trump’s FBI Director Tells Workers To Ignore Elon Musk’s Job Ultimatum
on February 23, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, aflcio, agency, America, apwu, ben blanchet, Brian Renfroe, cnn, Commerce Department, Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Executive Order, fbi, firing, government agency, huffington post, kash patel, musk, nalc, National Association of Letter Carriers, new york times, obligation, opm, Postal Board of Governors, postal service, President Donald Trump, privatization, public Postal Service, reorganization, trump, trust, universal service, veterans, Washington Post, White House, wwaflcio
Newly-confirmed FBI director Kash Patel, a loyalist to President Donald Trump, told bureau employees late Saturday to hit “pause” on responding to an Office of Personnel Management inquiry that billionaire Elon Musk warned could result in ousters among the federal workforce. Patel — a “deep state” conspiracy theorist who has a list of dozens […]
Statement of APWU President Mark Dimondstein on Attacks to the Public Postal Service
on February 23, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afge, aflcio, agency, America, apwu, Brian Renfroe, Commerce Department, Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, Donald Trump, Executive Order, firing, government agency, nalc, National Association of Letter Carriers, obligation, Postal Board of Governors, postal service, President Donald Trump, privatization, public Postal Service, reorganization, trump, trust, universal service, veterans, Washington Post, White House, wwaflcio
Mark Dimondstein, President, APWU The Washington Post has reported that the Trump Administration will soon issue an Executive Order firing the Postal Board of Governors, and placing the United States Postal Service under the control of the Commerce Department. If this reporting is true, it would be an outrageous, unlawful attack on a storied national […]
NALC statement on Trump’s executive order attacking the Postal Service
on February 21, 2025in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, agency, America, Brian Renfroe, Commerce Department, Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE, Donald Trump, Executive Order, firing, government agency, nalc, National Association of Letter Carriers, obligation, Postal Board of Governors, postal service, President Donald Trump, privatization, public Postal Service, reorganization, trump, universal service, veterans, Washington Post, wwaflcio
NALC statement on Trump’s executive order attacking the Postal Service NALC President Brian L. Renfroe released the following statement regarding reports from The Washington Post that President Donald Trump plans to issue an executive order firing the members of the Postal Board of Governors and placing the agency under the control of the Commerce […]
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