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Hundreds Rally outside VA to Stop DOGE Cuts

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Important Election Update

04 Mar, 2025

On Tuesday, April 1, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls for a historic election that will determine the direction of our state Supreme Court for years to come.

The Wisconsin AFL-CIO is proud to endorse Judge Susan Crawford in this critical race.

Budget Process and Pro-Worker Highlights

27 Feb, 2025

On Tuesday, February 18, Governor Tony Evers released his Biennial Budget for the fiscal years 2025 to 2027. Governor Evers’ proposed Budget continues to prioritize economic opportunity and prosperity for working families.

Next Steps for the Budget

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Budget Tweaks

Working families have been attending Joint Finance Committee budget hearings with our budget summary in their back pocket to sound the alarm on many of the harmful proposals ou

11, Apr, 2017

Budget Breakdown

The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO has been analyzing and breaking down Gov. Walker’s proposed 2017-2019 biennial budget. The budget is 989 pages long and make no mistake, there’s many provisions that will hurt working families and rollback workplace rights in Wisconsin.

30, Mar, 2017

Know Your Voting Rights

Important elections are coming this fall. In addition to electing the next president of the United States, we will be voting for members of Congress, and state and local leaders.

15, Sep, 2016

What It Means To Be an American

One night at his UPS job, Tefere Gebre's co-worker handed him some union material.

“He told me that I’d get health care and vacation and other benefits by filling it out. I said, ‘Are you serious?’ I thought, ‘Hmm. Everyone should have that.’”

02, Sep, 2016

Today’s Photo ID Laws Are Yesterday’s Beans in a Jar

Growing up in rural Kentucky, Augusta Thomas witnessed the extreme measures elected officials would take to prevent African-American men from voting.

24, Aug, 2016

On the 51st Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Now Is the Time to Restore It to Its Full Power

Anniversaries can be celebratory or somber. Today we celebrate the 51st anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and it is the kind of anniversary in which we hail the success of the act, while also acknowledging the deficiencies in our democracy that make the full act necessary.

23, Aug, 2016