Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Blog

Volunteer Locations for Sept. 10-16

Door-to-door canvasses and phone bank schedule for the week of September 10-16.

 

Zone 1: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Washington & Ozaukee County

Office: Milwaukee Area Labor Council: 633 S. Hawley Road, Milwaukee, WI 53214

Contact: Jocelyn Woodards - 414-520-0344; jwoodards@aflcio.org 

Canvass Schedule:

• Tuesday, September 11: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 12: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, September 13: 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, September 15: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, September 16: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Office: Wisconsin State AFL-CIO: 6333 W. Bluemound Road, Milwaukee, WI 53213

Contact: Jocelyn Woodards - 414-520-0344; jwoodards@aflcio.org 

Predictive Dialer Schedule:

• Tuesday, September 11: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, September 13: 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Zone 2: Racine, Kenosha, Walworth & Rock County

Office: Racine Labor Temple: 1840 Sycamore Avenue, Racine, WI 53406

Contact: Justin Geiger - 414-745-4177; jgeiger@wisaflcio.org 

Canvass Schedule:

• Tuesday, September 11: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 12: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, September 13: 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, September 15: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, September 16: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Office: UAW Local 72: 3615 Washington Road, Kenosha, WI 53144

Contact: Justin Geiger - 414-745-4177; jgeiger@wisaflcio.org

Canvass Schedule:

• Saturday, September 15: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Zone 3: Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Green, Columbia, Richland, Sauk, Grant, Iowa, & Lafeyette County

Office: Madison Labor Temple: 1602 S. Park Street, Madison, WI 53715

Contact: Greg Neil - 608-556-9521; gneil@wisaflcio.org

Canvass Schedule:

• Tuesday, September 11: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 12: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, September 13: 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, September 15: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, September 16: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Predictive Dialer Schedule:

• Tuesday, September 11: 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, September 13: 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Zone 4: Eau Claire, Chippewa, Clark, Barron, Polk, St. Croix, Dunn, Pierce, Pepin, Buffalo, Trempeleau, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Vernon & Crawford County

Office: Eau Claire Labor Temple: 2233 Birch Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703

Contact: Andy Thompson - 715-831-3353; athompson@wisaflcio.org

• Tuesday, September 11: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 12: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, September 13: 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, September 15: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, September 16: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Zone 5: Marathon, Wood, Portage, Juneau, Adams, Marquette, Waushara, Waupaca, Shawano, Menominee, Taylor, Lincoln, Langlade, Oneida, Forest, Vilas & Florence County

Office: Wausau Labor Temple: 318 S. 3^rd Avenue, Wausau, WI 54401

Contact: Scott Wright - 920-450-2121; swright@wisaflcio.org

• Tuesday, September 11: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 12: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, September 13: 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, September 15: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, September 16: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Zone 6: Brown, Kewaunee, Door, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Winnebago, Outagamie, Oconto, Marinette & Calumet County

Office: Green Bay Labor Temple: 1570 Elizabeth Street, Green Bay, WI 54302

Contact: Greg Hinds - 920-540-2309; ghinds@wisaflcio.org

• Tuesday, September 11: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 12: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, September 13: 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, September 15: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, September 16: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Office: USW District 2: 1244A Midway Road, Menasha, WI 54952

Contact: Greg Hinds - 920-540-2309; ghinds@wisaflcio.org

• Tuesday, September 11: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 12: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, September 13: 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, September 15: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, September 16: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Office: Fond du Lac Labor: 50 E. Bank Street, Fond du Lac, WI 54935

Contact: Greg Hinds - 920-540-2309; ghinds@wisaflcio.org

• Tuesday, September 11: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 12: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Thursday, September 13: 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, September 15: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Sunday, September 16: 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Door-to-Door Times and Locations for Saturday, Sept. 8

Door-to-door canvass times and locations for Saturday, September 8, 2012.

 

Milwaukee Canvass	9:00 AM	1:00 PM	Milwaukee Area Labor Council, 633 S. Hawley Road, Milwaukee, WI 53214	Annie Wacker - 414-771-9830,  annieaflcio@sbcglobal.net
Waukesha Canvass	9:00 AM	1:00 PM	Machinists Lodge 1377, 1726 S. West Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53189	Jenissee Volpintesta - 262- 364-6751, jvolpintesta@wisaflcio.org
Racine Canvass	9:00 AM	1:00 PM	Racine Labor Temple, 1840 Sycamore Avenue, Racine, WI 53406	Justin Geiger - 414-745-4177, jgeiger@wisaflcio.org
Kenosha Canvass	9:00 AM	1:00 PM	UAW Local 72, 3615 Washington Road, Kenosha, WI 53144	Justin Geiger - 414-745-4177, jgeiger@wisaflcio.org
Madison Canvass	9:00 AM	1:00 PM	Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park Street, Madison, WI 53715	Greg Neil - 608-556-9521, gneil@wisaflcio.org
Eau Claire Canvass	9:00 AM	1:00 PM	Eau Claire Labor Temple, 2233 Birch Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703	Andy Thompson - 715-831-3353, athompson@wisaflcio.org
Wausau Canvass	9:00 AM	1:00 PM	Wausau Labor Temple, 318 S. 3rd Avenue, Wausau, WI 54401	Scott Wright - 920-450-2121, swright@wisaflcio.org
Green Bay Canvass	9:00 AM	1:00 PM	Green Bay Labor Temple, 1570 Elizabeth Street, Green Bay, WI 54302	Greg Hinds - 920-540-2309, ghinds@wisaflcio.org
Neenah/Menasha Canvass	9:00 AM	1:00 PM	USW District 2, 1244A Midway Road, Menasha, WI 54952	Greg Hinds - 920-540-2309, ghinds@wisaflcio.org
Fond du Lac Canvass	9:00 AM	1:00 PM	Fond du Lac Labor Temple, 50 E. Bank Street, Fond du Lac, WI	Greg Hinds - 920-540-2309, ghinds@wisaflcio.org

 

Working Families Build Solidarity, Comradery on Labor Day

Across Wisconsin union members, community members and working families alike came together to celebrate labor and honor the workers who make our country strong.  Working people are the backbone of our economy and their contributions to society are especially reflected upon each Labor Day. 

In Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, La Crosse, Madison, Marinette, Menasha, Milwaukee, Neenah, Oshkosh, Racine and Wausau, Wisconsinites enjoyed parades, car shows, picnics and good times with friends and family.

Keisha Hollis, a Communications Workers of America local 4603 member from Milwaukee explains, “being a part of Laborfest gives you a sense of togetherness and that is what Wisconsin workers need.   Sometimes people just see us as fighting for our own causes but as working people we are part of the community and we will always fight for the greater good.  If we don’t have unions everything from wages and living standards will start to go downhill, fast.” 

Kenosha Laborfest 2012 honored Jeff Weidner, president of the Kenosha Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 414, as Labor Person of the Year. Bucket truck rides, pony rides and the moon walk kept all the Kenosha union members entertained throughout the Labor Day festival.

In Wausau, Nancy Stencil was honored as Citizen of the Year and in La Crosse, parade marshall, Dale Anderson, President of ATU Local 519, kicked off a ten-block family-friendly parade to Copeland Park where kids games, face painting, and other activities were enjoyed.

In Eau Claire, working families held a solidarity walk followed by a rally and picnic at Phoenix Park Riverfront Terrace. 

Meg Kruger, Working America member, was on hand at Laborfest in Milwaukee and detailed why she came out to support working people and their unions.

"Unions fought for the 8 hour workday, the weekend, child labor laws, and benefits," said Kruger.  "They didn't just fight for these for themselves, they fought for it for all of us, so that we could all have a better life and they continue to fight for all of us so our communities can be stronger and everyone can have a fair shot at the American dream."

Beer, brats and music were enjoyed as Labor Day participants looked ahead to the November 2012 elections and the need to re-elect President Barack Obama. 

 

Local Media Coverage

• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Union members and supporters march, rally on Labor Day

• WISN Channel 12, union members focus on Presidential Election this Labor Day

• WSAW, Union Members Honor Country's Workers at Wausau Labor Day Parade

• Fox 11 Green Bay, Labor Day picnic at Bay Beach park

• Eau Claire Leader Telegram, Labor council rallies over workers' rights

• Wisconsin State Journal, Chat at LaborFest picnic heavy on politics

• Green Bay Press Gazette, Brats, politics on the menu at labor picnic
  

• Racine Journal Times, Unions rally at LaborFest

 

(Top Center Photo:  IBEW members line up to march through downtown Milwaukee. Left photo:  Corn roast at the Oshkosh Labor Day picnic.  Photo Credit:  Greg Hinds.  Right Middle Photo:  Wausau Labor Day Citizen of the Year Nancy Stencil. Photo Credit:  Scott Wright. Bottom Right Photo:  Children get pulled in wagon at Milwaukee’s Laborfest.  Photo Credit:  Karen Hickey)

We all prosper when workers are respected and recognized

In case you missed it in Sunday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, here is a Labor Day message by Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Phil Neuenfeldt. 

This Labor Day, we recognize the working people who keep Wisconsin and America strong. That's pretty much all of us, whether we're employed or looking for work.

We are proud, we are patriotic and we believe that if you work hard and play by rules, you get ahead. We believe in an America where all workers are treated with respect and dignity.

The teacher's classroom is wired by the electrician, whose car is serviced by the mechanic, whose home is protected by the firefighter, whose kids are treated by the nurse, who works in the hospital built by ironworkers and laborers, who drive on streets patrolled by police and kept clean by sanitation workers. And on it goes - a dynamic, interdependent system that forms the bedrock of American society, the middle class.

This system rests on hard-won rights brought to us by America's union movement. When workers have the right to organize, wages and safety standards are raised for everyone in our community, strengthening the middle class. That means we all win, because the real job creators in our society are working families whose demand for goods and services drives our economy.

On Labor Day, we reflect on the workplace standards set by America's union movement. The weekend, the eight-hour workday, safe working conditions, maternity leave and for many of us - but still not all - vacation days, paid sick leave and a livable wage.

The union movement built the middle class. Today, we remain a vital institution to provide checks on corporate power and greed.

In Wisconsin and across our nation, workers' rights are under assault by politicians who call for ever-greater tax cuts for the rich, paid for by gutting programs that support our most vulnerable citizens. These politicians want to take our country in a different direction altogether.

In the vision advanced by the Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan and Wall Street-driven politicians, the rules are rigged. They get ahead by gaming the system, regardless of the consequences for the rest of us. They reward companies that send jobs overseas with tax cuts and incentives.

They extend the Bush tax cuts for the richest Americans and force the middle class to pick up the tab by ending Medicare and Social Security as we know it. They cut education, infrastructure and other basic services for American families. They lay off teachers and firefighters. They accelerate the vicious cycle of downgraded jobs and lower wages, which produced roaring inequality and crashed our economy in 2008.

Never has there been a starker contrast between two competing visions for our country's future. The choice between building a ladder to the middle class for all of us and a secret staircase to wealth for Wall Street and the 1%.

As we celebrate Labor Day, let's take a moment to reflect on who we are as a people and what's at stake. America prospers when the contributions of working people who are the pulse of our economy are recognized, respected and rewarded.

America prospers when workers enjoy basic rights: the right to full employment, the right to organize to have a voice at work, the right to full participation in the electoral process, a quality education and a secure and healthy future.