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Republicans Insert CNA Training Hour Reduction Into COVID-19 Relief Package

Bald-faced Hutzpah of Republicans to insert CNA Training Hour Reduction Into COVID-19 Relief Package

Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale made the following statement as the Wisconsin Legislature takes up the COVID-19 relief bill:

14, Apr, 2020

Protective Equipment, Sanitized Workplace is Every Worker’s Right

Working people are being infected at work and dying from COVID-19 in every sector. Each time we turn on the news, we hear an account of a working person contracting COVID-19 on the job, getting sick, and tragically, sometimes dying.

14, Apr, 2020

Pass a Meaningful, Bipartisan COVID-19 Relief Bill

After weeks of Republicans refusing to meet, Wisconsin legislators are finally meeting Tuesday, April 14, to debate and pass a comprehensive coronavirus response bill. The federal government is providing financial assistance to states to deal with the impact of the coronavirus.

14, Apr, 2020

WORKING FAMILIES PROPEL JUDGE JILL KAROFSKY TO WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT

Congratulations to Justice Jill Karofsky who was been elected by the people of Wisconsin to a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The officers of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO released the following Election Night statement.

14, Apr, 2020

Putting Profits Over People': Unions Warn New COVID-19 Guidance From Trump CDC Endangers Frontline Workers

"Once again the CDC is putting profits over people with its latest recommendations that downgrade worker protections at a time when they are needed most," said Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO.

13, Apr, 2020

Wisconsin Voters Put Needlessly in Harm’s Way by Republicans, Right-Wing Courts

(Tuesday, April 7, 7:49 P.M. MILWAUKEE, WI) – Statement from Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale on Wisconsin’s April 7, 2020 Spring Election In-Person Vote During COVID-19 Pandemic:

07, Apr, 2020