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Wisconsin AFL-CIO 2026 Spring Election Phone Banks and Canvassing

Since its earliest days, the AFL-CIO has argued that the dignity and freedom of working people are fundamental human rights, aligning our mission with the principles later enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today, those rights are under attack.

Our federal government has been shut down for over four weeks.

The government shutdown has now dragged on for 23 days. Across the country, federal workers are struggling to pay bills without their paychecks.

Today, the Wisconsin AFL-CIO announces our endorsement of Judge Chris Taylor for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Wisconsin AFL-CIO is the largest federation of labor unions in Wisconsin fighting on behalf of all working people in our state. 

This is the next post in our series that will take a deeper look at each of our affiliates. The series will run weekly until we've covered all 63 of our affiliates. Next up is the Seafarers International Union (SIU).