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Workers at Three Dane County Starbucks Locations File for Union Rights with UFCW Local 1473

On April 25, workers at three Dane County Starbucks locations filed for union representation with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1473.

28, Apr, 2022

Wisconsin AFL-CIO Honors Workers Killed on the Job

On April 28 unions of the AFL-CIO observe Workers Memorial Day to Honor All Workers Killed and Injured on the Job and to Pledge to Continue the Fight for Safe Workplaces for All

28, Apr, 2022

Workers Memorial Day: Wisconsin Observances

A safe job is a fundamental right. On April 28th, the labor movement will observe Workers Memorial Day to remember workers injured or killed on the job and to organize and strengthen the fight for safe workplaces.

25, Apr, 2022

AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler on the future of America's labor movement

Liz Shuler is the first woman ever elected president of the AFL-CIO.

She took over a time when the world of work has been turned upside down.

Union organizing is happening in some unexpected places, and sometimes in ways that disrupt the traditional union playbook.

19, Apr, 2022

Wisconsin AFL-CIO’s Bloomingdale Congratulates Ketanji Brown Jackson on Historic Confirmation to US Supreme Court

Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale issued the following statement after the Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court:

07, Apr, 2022

Solidarity with UAW Local 1472 Workers on Strike at Vollrath

Update: On April 8, 2022 members of UAW Local 1472 voted and approved a new union contract ending a five-day strike.

Wisconsin AFL-CIO Stands in Solidarity with UAW Local 1472 Workers on Strike at Vollrath Manufacturing in Sheboygan

06, Apr, 2022