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Union Families Congratulate Chris Taylor on Supreme Court Victory, Momentum Builds for Working Families in November

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Judge Chris Taylor Motivates Wisconsin Working Families During Supreme Court Debate

06 Apr, 2026

Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale released the following statement on the April 2, 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court debate between Judge Chris Taylor and Judge Maria Lazar: “Working people in Wisconsin are engaged and ready to vote in our April 7 spring elections. We know democracy

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Midwest Labor Press Convention Call

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This year's Midwest Labor Press Association (MLPA) Conference will be held in Milwaukee, WI.

09, May, 2018

AFL-CIO Launches Study of State of Work and of Unions

Saying workers are buffeted by automation, globalization and robotics, which threaten high joblessness, and firms robbing them of bargaining power to fight back and get jobs in the looming new economy, the AFL-CIO launched a year-long study of the state of work and the state of U.S. unions.

07, May, 2018

AFL-CIO: TPP Failed Workers and Deserved to Die

The Trans-Pacific Partnership died because it ultimately failed America’s working families. Instead of addressing the economic devastation wreaked by wrong-headed trade deals, the TPP doubled down on a failed, corporate-driven ideology.

07, May, 2018

Teacher Pay Is So Low in Some U.S. School Districts That They’re Recruiting Overseas

As walkouts by teachers protesting low pay and education funding shortfalls spread across the country, the small but growing movement to recruit teachers from overseas is another sign of the difficul

03, May, 2018

We Can Expect More from Teachers When We Pay Them Like Pros

Never before has there been so much labor unrest in America’s public schools.

01, May, 2018

The Living Standards of Public Servants

When we fail to invest in public services, living standards decline and communities suffer — overcrowded classrooms, understaffed prisons and more.

01, May, 2018