Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Blog

Additional Budget Listening Sessions!

Governor Tony Evers has announced four additional listening sessions to hear directly from Wisconsinites as he prepares the 2023-25 Biennial Budget, scheduled to be introduced in the Legislature on February 15. The Governor is calling the state-wide listening sessions the “Doing the Right Thing” tour.

Following three sessions that the Governor held in December, there will be additional listening sessions in Wausau, Superior, Eau Claire, and one virtual. At each session, the Governor and members from his Administration will listen and receive feedback about how the State Budget affects us, our families, and our communities.  

Make your voice heard and help shape the 2023-25 State Budget by participating in the Doing the Right Thing Listening Tour, details below:

 

Virtual Budget Listening Session
Wednesday, January 11, at 6 p.m.
Register to attend here. 

Budget Listening Session in Wausau
Thursday, January 12, at 5:30 p.m.  
Register to attend here.

Budget Listening Session in Superior
Tuesday, January 17, at 5:30 p.m.  
Register to attend here.  

Budget Listening Session in Eau Claire
Wednesday, January 18, at 5:30 p.m. 
Register to attend here.

Wisconsin AFL-CIO Statement on Governor Evers’ Inauguration

Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, released the following statement:

“Wisconsin’s union men and women are looking forward to another four years of steadfast leadership from Governor Tony Evers. We stand ready to build on the progress made for working families as we strive to create a fair economy bolstered with union rights and living wages for all. From fixing our roads to investing in our workforce, Governor Evers has laid the foundation for a strong economy centered on working people. It’s time to all work together to create a better Wisconsin with transformative improvements that lift up working families and the local communities we live in.” 

Union-Made New Years Ever

 

Celebrate in style with the above union-made products. Cheers to a 2023 full of organizing and wins for workers! 

Wisconsin AFL-CIO Statement on Ascension Decision to Close Labor and Delivery Unit at St. Francis Hospital in Milwaukee

Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale released the following statement:

“Shame on Ascension for announcing the closure of the only Labor and Delivery Unit on Milwaukee’s southside at St. Francis Hospital just days before Christmas. This abrupt and short-sighted decision will leave expecting families on the southside without a safe and accessible hospital to receive essential birthing and postnatal services. The decision also means layoffs for dozens of hardworking union members with the Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (WFNHP). We join together with the WFNHP, AFT to call on Ascension to fully fund the labor and delivery unit at St. Francis Hospital.”