What a Difference A Day Makes!

Remember the excitement of Election Day 2008?  Across Wisconsin candidates who promised to vote with working families swept into office at every level.  A closer look at the most recent session of the state legislature reveals that those promises are being kept.

“A year and a half later, we a have a tremendous amount to show for our political efforts,” says Phil Neuenfeldt, Secretary Treasurer of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO.  “Our volunteers set the stage for success by turning out voters during Labor 2008, and the continued engagement of union members keeps working family issues in the forefront.”

The 2009-2010 session of the Wisconsin Legislature ended in April.  When all was said and done, the efforts of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and its affiliates helped to pass 42 bills and policy items that benefit workers and stabilize the middle class.  

In this series of blog posts, we will celebrate recent legislative victories which will:

• Make Wisconsin a safer, more equitable place to work.

• Create tax fairness and strengthen the public services that make Wisconsin a great place to live.

• Rebuild our state infrastructure with family-wage jobs.

• Expand our manufacturing sector as part of a Green Economy for working people.

We have a lot of good news to talk about as we gear up to elect and reelect candidates who will support working families in 2010.  

Be sure to follow the blog all week for more details, or click here to read about individual bills and budget items.

(On the national level, health insurance reform was possible because working people got engaged in the 2008 elections and stayed involved through the legislative process.  Now some of important details about how to apply the changes will be in the hands of state and local officials.  In 2010, we must elect candidates who will interpret and implement the new health care laws for the benefit of working families rather than big insurance companies. 

In the photos above, union members share information and dispel myths about the new health insurance reform laws.  Click here to read more about what health care reform will mean to you and your family.

Top Left Photo: CWA Local 4640 retirees Beth Sherman and Kay Hanson with CWA Local 4640 Retiree President Sue Losching.  Top Right Photo: Kerri Smits, Recording Secretary and Lori Schmidt, Financial Secretary of the Greater Green Bay Area Labor Council.  Third Photo: UAW Local 72 retirees Judy Hinze and Herman Weiher.  Fourth Photo: Brady Weiss and Don Grorud of IBEW Local 953. Fifth Photo: Jim Ridderbush of UFCW Local 1473.  Bottom Photo: Dave Sedenquist of NALC Branch 619.

Pictures by Andy Thompson, Greg Hinds and Justin Geiger.   To view more photos from the health care campaign, visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wisaflcio/collections/72157622253225259/.) 

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