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Tefere Gebre’s American journey: From refugee camp to labor leader

Gebre was still a boy when he was forced to flee Ethiopia, a country that suffered political turmoil and famine during the 1980s.

Trump’s Power to Fire Federal Workers Curtailed by Judge

A federal district judge in Washington struck down most of the key provisions of three executive orders that

Executive Paywatch: The Gap Between CEO and Worker Compensation Continues to Grow

CEO pay for major companies in the United States rose nearly 6% in the past year, as income inequality and the outsourcing of good-paying American jobs have increased. According to the new AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch, the average CEO of an S&P 500 Index company made $13.94 million in 2017—361 times more money than the average U.S. rank-and-file worker.

‘We Are All Immigrants’

Tefere Gebre came to the United States in 1984 as a teenager. He and four friends had left their home in war-torn Ethiopia and walked nearly 500 miles across the desert to a refugee camp in Sudan.

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Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, 2018

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Statement on the Passing of President Emeritus Phil Neuenfeldt

The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO announced today that former President Phil Neuenfeldt, a stalwart of Wisconsin’s labor movement, died yesterday in his home. He retired as president in September at the organization’s biennial convention. 

“Phil Neuenfeldt embodied the vision and values of organized labor, and he will be tremendously missed,” said Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. “It was a tremendous honor for me to serve with and to call him a friend." 

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Convention News and Updates

For updates and news from the 30th biennial convention of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO visit:  https://togetherwisconsin.org/

2018 CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS

The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO is proud to endorse the following candidates. Endorsements are based on who will best fight for and uphold the values of working people in Wisconsin.

Head to the polls on November 6, 2018 for the general election.

 

Governor

Tony Evers

 

Lieutenant Governor

Mandela Barnes

 

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Lyndon Baines Johnson Signs the Medicare Bill

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Walker's Dark Cash

A new Guardian leak exposes Scott Walker's system of shady fundraising from out-of-state billionaires and a clear pay-to-play system of corporate political favors. Tell Scott Walker to stop the unethical corporate cash grab. 

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