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Labor Day 2021 Op-Ed

on August 26, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, Biden, family, family friendly, family supporting jobs, General Vice President, iam, IAM District Lodge 66, iamaw, la crosse, Labor Day, labor movement, Labor Unions, Midwest Territory, nternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, president, Steven Galloway, union, western wisconsin afl-cio, worker safety, working families, workplace safety

Labor Day 2021 Op-Ed Steven M. Galloway General Vice President, Midwest Territory International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers It’s Labor Day – a day to celebrate workers. But why, as Americans, have so many of us resolved to quitting our jobs instead of banning together to effect change in our workplace? A recent report […]

Liz Shuler Elected AFL-CIO President

on August 20, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, AFL-CIO Executive Council, America, executive vice president, first African American, Fred Redmond, human affairs, human rights, ibew, Liz Shuler, Philip Randolph Institute, president, richard trumka, Shuler, Tefere Gebre, Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, trade unionist, Treasurer, United Steelworkers

Liz Shuler Elected President as Part of Most Diverse Leadership Team in AFL-CIO History August 20, 2021 The AFL-CIO Executive Council today (8/20/2021) elected Liz Shuler, a visionary leader and longtime trade unionist, to serve as president of the federation of 56 unions and 12.5 million members. Shuler is the first woman to hold the […]

2021’s Annual Labor Day Parade and Festivities in La Crosse Canceled

on August 19, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2021, American economy, asafe on the job, COVID-19, economic assistance, educate, hazard pay, la crosse, Labor Day, Labor Day Parade and Festival, labor movement, madison, masks, outbreak, paid sick days, Pandemic, public, public health considerations, solidarity, train, unemployment benefits, unions, vaccinating, variant, virtual meetings, washington dc, western wisconsin afl-cio, wisconsin, worker safety, wwaflcio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is announcing that 2021’s La Crosse Labor Day Parade and Festival will be canceled due to uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 outbreak and its variant virus(es). We hope area residents can safely recognize Labor Day and the solidarity it brings while staying safe and healthy. Unions have […]

National AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka Passes Away

on August 5, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 72, afl-cio, american, Biden, coal, COVID-19, democracy, Elizabeth Shuler, family supporting jobs, job losses, joe biden, labor federation, labor movement, Lawyer, lee saunders, mine, Pandemic, President Joe Biden, richard trumka, steelmaking, trumka, UMWA, United Mine Workers of America, washington dc, worker safety, worker-centered trade, Workers, workers rights, workplace safety

National AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, one of the country’s most powerful labor leaders and an influential voice in many Washington debates, died unexpectedly on August 5, 2021, at the age of 72. Trumka died on a camping trip with his family after suffering a heart attack, President Biden told reporters, saying Trumka was a close […]

WWAFLCIO President Meets President Biden in Wisconsin

on July 31, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: America, Biden, Crown Cork and Seal, family supporting jobs, IAM 1115, IAM District 66 Directing Business Representative, IAM District Lodge 66, infrastructure, Jana Kirch, jobs, La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility, Mike Davis Jr, politics, president, President Biden, solidarity, tammy baldwin, Tony Evers, transportation, union, White House, wisconsin

Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Mike Davis Jr recently got the chance of a lifetime to meet President Biden. After the president gave a speech pushing his $1 trillion infrastructure plan at the La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility in Wisconsin, Davis was one of a select few union leaders chosen to meet the president backstage. “This […]

‘We went from heroes to zeroes’: US nurses strike over work conditions

on July 31, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, America, California, chicago, Coronavirus, Corpus Christi Medical Center, COVID-19, delta, deteriorating working conditions, family supporting jobs, Heart-wrenching, Los Angeles, Memphis, Methodist University hospital, National Nurses United, Pandemic, patient safety concerns, quarantine, safe jobs, SEIU, texas, understaffing, USC Keck hospital, USC Norris Cancer

Last April people across America came out of quarantine each night to cheer the healthcare workers fighting to save lives a the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Sixteen months on, nurses around the US are holding strikes and picket actions amid claims of deteriorating working conditions and severe understaffing issues. Matt Robinson and Bobby Bluford […]

Join the PRO Act Week of Action

on July 23, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: action, afl-cio, human rights, PRO Act)

This week (week ending July 24, 2021), the AFL-CIO and our allies are engaging in a nationwide PRO Act week of action, with a focus on in-person rallies at state offices of all 100 U.S. Senators. Find an event here and spread the word as we make our voices heard across America. You can search […]

All Over Wisconsin – Union Organized Kids Fishing Day Events Successful

on June 11, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: Ace Hardware of La Crosse, AFGE 1346, AFL-CIO Investment Corporation, AFSCME Retirees Chapter 32 – Subchapter 101, AFT 4999, ATU 519, Bank of Labor, Buck Knives, Building and Construction Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin, Carhartt, Eau Claire, family friendly, fishing, free, Greater West Central Labor Council, Humana, IAMAW 1115, IAMAW 21, IAMAW District Lodge 66, ibew 14, Iron Workers 383, Janesville, la crosse, madison, outdoors, Plano, Provost Umphrey, Take Kids Fishing Day, Thorogood, UA 434, Ullico, Union Insurance Group, Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, western wisconsin afl-cio, Western Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council, Wildgame

Take Kids Fishing Day has returned! Thanks to the efforts of Wisconsin union members, building trades councils, and local labor councils, hundreds of kids in Wisconsin got to experience the joys of fishing over the weekend. Participants learned tips for catching fish firsthand from union members and received a free fishing pole and picnic-style lunch and […]

UFCW Inks National Cannabis Deal(s)

on June 7, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, Brian Young, Cannabis, CBD, hemp, Nature’s Root Labs, pro-union, Retail Wholesale & Department Store Union, rwdsu, Teamsters, ucommblog, UFCW, UFCW Local 1625, UFCW Local 7, Union Harvest, union-packed, union-sold products, unionize, United Food and Commercial Workers, USA union-made, wwaflcio

With CBD legal for purchase nationwide and cannabis becoming legal in more and more states, these industries are becoming a new industry to organize. This organizing is being led by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), their sister union the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and the Teamsters. The UFCW, which is […]

Biden launching pro-union task force

on June 7, 2021in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, joe biden, joe biden 2020, labor, Labor Unions, National Labor Relations Act, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, PRO Act), Protecting the Right to Organize Act, unions, wwaflcio

President Joe Biden signed an executive creating a task force that would aim to make it easier for workers to unionize. The team will examine existing policies and issue a series of recommendations within 180 days on how they can be leveraged to “promote worker organizing and collective bargaining in the federal government.” Biden will […]

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