Wisconsin State AFL-CIO

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Protective Equipment, Sanitized Workplace is Every Worker’s Right

Working people are being infected at work and dying from COVID-19 in every sector.

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Make the Call to Pass the PRO Act

Call your senators and tell them to support working people by voting YES on the PRO Act.

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Union-approved candidate Jill Underly Elected Next Superintendent

(April 6, 2021 MILWAUKEE, WI) – President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO Stephanie Bloomingdale released the followi

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House Takes Action for Working People with Passage of PRO Act, Senate Must #PassthePROAct to Restore Balance to Our Economy

(March 9, 2021, MILWAUKEE, WI) – Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement as the House passes the Prot

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Join the Union Mask Brigade

WI AFL-CIO on Thursday, July 9 2020 - 3:32pm

You’re Invited: Special Event with Senator Baldwin to Pass the PRO Act

WI AFL-CIO on Yesterday, April 19 - 2:34pm

Join us for a special event on Thursday, April 29, at 3:00 p.m. on Zoom with U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, labor economist and professor Gordon Lafer, workers involved in new organizing including Colectivo Coffee, and WI AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale.

The WI AFL-CIO Working Families Budget Guide

WI AFL-CIO on Thursday, April 15 - 4:51pm

Wisconsin union members are making our voices heard for a pro-worker budget at budget hearings hosted by the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee (JFC) and at Badger Bounceback Live sessions held by Governor Evers. Wisconsinites deserve a budget that supports working people through the pandemic and lays the foundation for a more prosperous future for all.

USW Member Uses Union Plus Legal Program To Stand Up for Workers' Rights

Union Plus on Thursday, April 8 - 2:59pm

Lisa Pedersen of Revere, Massachusetts, has been a United Steelworkers (USW) member for 34 years. As “the first girl in [her] area” when she started as a gas leak investigator and repair person for the National Grid, Pedersen is used to being a leader. She is now a “working leader” at the National Grid, and her union loyalty and leadership instincts have particularly shone during the past couple of years.

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Pass the Pro Act

The Protecting the Right to Organize Act passed the House on March 9 with bipartisan support, and President Biden has repeatedly urged Congress to send it to his desk. The Senate is the final obstacle.

Rights and Protections for All Working Families

Two pieces of legislation will take an important step toward fixing our unjust immigration system by providing permanent protections to vital members of our communities and our unions. Call your senators and urge them to support the Dream Act (S. 264) and the SECURE Act (S. 306) today.