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Harrison Ford, co-star Waller-Bridge support unions

on June 27, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, harrison ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, SAG-AFTRA, sga, wga, wgaw

Harrison Ford, co-star Waller-Bridge support unions Harrison Ford and his “Indiana Jones” co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge spoke in support of the ongoing writers’ strike as they premiered the franchise’s fifth film in London on Monday (June 26, 2023), with Ford saying he will walk out if contract talks between Hollywood’s actors’ union and major studios break […]

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Take Kids Fishing Day 2023 – The Afterglow

on June 9, 2023in 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

Union Made Fun: Take Kids Fishing Day 2023 “This is what it is all about. You see all the kids running around, smiling after they caught a fish. They’re all laughing and playing, it’s great,” said Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Mike Davis Jr at Chad Erickson Memorial Park in La Crosse. “Not only do kids […]

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La Crosse’s 11th Annual Kids Free Fishing Day – June 3, 2023

on June 1, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: Ace Hardware of La Crosse, 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 Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is excited to host La Crosse’s 11th Annual Kids Free Fishing Day – June 3, 2023. The event will be held on Saturday June 3, 2023 at Chad Erickson Memorial Park in La Crosse. The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO is teaming up with Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) Boots on the Ground conservation […]

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Dancers at Los Angeles club become US’s only unionized strippers

on May 24, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2023, actors equity, bankruptcy, California, Chris Smalls, dancer safety, dancers, exocotic dancers, health insurance, highly physical work, mental health support, North Hollywood, Rage Against the Machine, safe jobs, sexual harassment, Star Garden, Star Garden Topless Dive Bar, strippers, Tom Morello, union, union orgiznating, union orgiznating victory, unionization, unionized, unionized strippers, unsafe working conditions, Workers, workplace injuries

After months of late-night picketing in North Hollywood, the dancers of the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar have become the only unionized strippers in the US. Their victory was finalized with a unanimous vote by 17 dancers in favor of unionization on Thursday morning , and marks the first time that the Actors Equity association, […]

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31st Annual NALC Food Drive – Please lend a hand

on May 10, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, coulee region, Great Rivers United Way, la crosse, nalc, nalc branch 59, NALC Food Drive, nalc food drive 2023, volunteer, western wisconsin afl-cio, Western Wisconsin Central Labor Council, wisconsin, wwaflcio

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)’s annual food drive is largest one-day food drive in the nation. The NALC effort is held annually on the second Saturday in May in 10,000 cities and towns in every part of the country. Residents put out non-perishable food donations on that day, which letter carriers collect as they […]

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NALC statement regarding increased attacks on letter carriers

on May 10, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: aflcio, armed robberies, assaults, murders, nalc, nalc branch 59, safe work places, safe workplaces, worker safety, wwaflcio

Due to increasing instances of criminal acts, including targeted and violent attacks, being committed against city letter carriers, National Association of Letter Carriers Executive Vice President Paul Barner issued the following statement. “The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is outraged and angered by the assaults, armed robberies and even murders that America’s letter carriers […]

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Service & Solidarity Spotlight: Over 300 Workers Vote to Join UAW

on May 8, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, aflcio, uaw, unions

Working people across the United States have stepped up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. More than 300 workers at the Yanfeng USA’s Riverside facility outside Kansas City, Missouri, voted to join the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) Local 710. This is […]

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Announcing WWAFLCIO’s Annual Service Dedicated to Workers Memorial Day – 2023

on April 6, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: 2023, aflcio, April 28, april 28 2023, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, Chad Erickson Memorial Park, Kerrie Baures, la crosse, mourning, Occupational Safety and Health Act and Mine Safety and Health Act, OSHA, safe workplaces, safety, Western Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wisconsin workers, Workers Memorial Day, wwaflcio

April 28, 2023 5pm Chad Erickson Memorial Park in La Crosse Advanced Registration Optional – Click Here The families and friends of Western Wisconsin workers will gather at Chad Erickson Memorial Park on Friday, April 28, 2023 to honor workers who perished while at work and to call for action on hazards that cause unnecessary injury, […]

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The WWAFLCIO Just Received Notice of the Passing of a Dear Union Brother

on April 6, 2023in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, American Cancer Society, Bakery Confectionery Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, BCT & GM Local 22, cancer, Community Services Labor Liaison, coulee region, Coulee Region Food Drive, Dan Hanson, Daniel P. Hanson, Great Rivers United Way, la crosse, local labor council, mona hanson, obituary, organized labor, United Way, western wisconsin afl-cio, wwaflcio

Daniel P. Hanson, 71, passed away on Monday October 31, 2022, after losing a courageous battle with cancer. Dan was retired from BCT & GM Local 22 (Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and Grain Millers International Union) and served on the Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO Executive Board for more than a decade. Dan worked tirelessly for many […]

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Bloomingdale on the Death of NALC Branch 2 member Aundre Cross

on December 17, 2022in WWAFLCIO Archived Newstags: afl-cio, Aundre Cross, coworker, nalc, press release, safe work, safe work places, statement, Stephanie Bloomingdale, union member, violence, wisconsin afl cio, Wisconsin AFL-CIO President, worker safety

Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale 12/13/2022 “We are shocked and heartbroken by the on the job murder of our union brother Aundre Cross, a member of the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 2 who was shot and killed on December 9 while walking his postal route, delivering the mail to serve our communities. We […]

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