Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Blog

Labor 2018 Volunteer Times and Locations

 

Milwaukee

WI AFL-CIO, 6333 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee

Contact: Emily Mueller, 414-745-8343, [email protected]

Walks & Phones

8/9, 4pm

8/11, 10am

8/13, 10am – 1pm, 4pm-7pm

8/14, 10am – 1pm, 4pm-7pm

 

 

Madison

Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St, Madison

Contact: Jason Miller, 412-596-2317, [email protected]

Walks & Phones

8/9, 4pm

8/11, 9am-12pm, 12pm-3pm, 2pm-5pm

8/12, 9am-12pm, 12pm-3pm, 2pm-5pm

8/13, 9am-12pm, 12pm-3pm, 2pm-5pm, 5pm-8pm

8/14, 9am-12pm, 12pm-3pm, 2pm-5pm, 5pm-8pm

 

 

Fox Valley

USW District 2, 1244 Midway Rd, Menasha

Contact: Sabrina Johnson, 715-572-5660, [email protected]

Walks

8/11: 10am

8/13: 10-1pm, 1-4pm, 4-7pm

8/14: 10-1pm, 1-4pm, 4-7pm

 

Green Bay
Green Bay Labor Temple, 1570 Elizabeth St., Green Bay

Contact:  Michelle Wrobleski, 920-205-0901, [email protected]

Walks

8/11: 10am
8/13: 1-4pm, 4-7pm

 

 

Racine

Racine Labor Temple, 1840 Sycamore Ave, Racine

Contact: George Petrovich, 847-302-1344, [email protected]

Walks & Phones

8/9, 4pm

8/11, 10am

8/13, 10am - 1pm, 4pm-7pm

8/14, 10am - 1pm, 4pm-7pm

 

Eau Claire

Eau Claire Labor Temple, 2233 Birch St, Eau Claire

Contact: Andy Thompson, 715-456-4113, [email protected]

Walks & Phones

8/9, 4pm

8/11, 10am

8/13, 10am-1pm, 4pm-7pm

8/14, 10am-1pm, 4pm-7pm

 

 

La Crosse

IAMAW District 66, 1307 Market St, LaCrosse

Contact: Andy Thompson, 715-456-4113, [email protected]

Walks & Phones

8/11, 10am-1pm, 1pm-4pm

8/12, 12pm-3pm, 3pm-6pm

 

 

Janesville

Janesville Labor Temple, 1605 Center Ave, Janesville

Contact: George Petrovich, 847-302-1344, [email protected]

Walks

8/11, 10am

On the Ground in Missouri to Defeat RTW, Vote No on Prop A

This weekend I joined the Missouri State AFL-CIO and workers in St. Louis to stop Right to Work by voting NO on Prop A in the upcoming August election.

We know firsthand in Wisconsin that Right to Work does not create jobs and only lowers wages and hurts small businesses that rely on spending from working families. Union-busting proposals like Right to Work do nothing to make our country a better place to live and work.

I am honored to bring a message of solidarity and strength from Wisconsin workers to Missouri workers fighting Right to Work. An injury to one is an injury to all. We are stronger by joining together in our workplaces around the country as one united labor movement.

Right to Work is bad for the middle-class economy because it will drive down wages, hurt job creation, and slow down the Missouri economy. CEOs and big business lobbyists support Right to Work because it will drive down wages. Right to Work is WRONG. Every Missourian worker should vote NO on Proposition A and reject Right to Work.

The Missouri labor movement supported Wisconsin workers when Scott Walker attacked our rights. Now we are proud to stand in solidarity with Missouri workers to VOTE NO on Prop A and stop Right to Work from becoming law in Missouri.

Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Endorses Mandela Barnes for Lieutenant Governor

With union roots, Barnes best understands issues facing working Wisconsinites

“Mandela Barnes grew up in a proud union family and understands the importance of having strong unions in order to sustain and grow Wisconsin’s middle class,” said Phil Neuenfeldt, President of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO.  “In the Assembly, Barnes prioritized working class issues like creating family-sustaining jobs, investing in our neighborhood public schools and ensuring Wisconsin families could have affordable health care. The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO is proud to support Mandela Barnes for Lieutenant Governor.”

“When Mandela Barnes saw budget cuts to our public schools and predatory lending practices hurting our communities, he stood up and ran for office in order to make a difference,” said Stephanie Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO. “Mandela Barnes has a clear vision to help the people of Wisconsin. As Lieutenant Governor, he will work to ensure our economy is one where all people can get ahead and have equal access to economic opportunity.”

Secretary-Treasurer Stephanie Bloomingdale to Join Grassroots Effort to Defeat Prop A in Missouri

Bloomingdale joins local union workers in solidarity to stop Right to Work in Missouri

 

(ST. LOUIS, JULY, 27, 2018) – Missouri workers are leading the charge to educate and get out the NO vote on Proposition A to stop Missouri’s Right to Work law from going into effect. Right to Work is an attack on the rights of working people, our wages and our ability to have a strong middle class. Stephanie Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, will travel to Missouri this weekend, bringing a message of solidarity and inspiration from Wisconsin workers to Missouri workers mobilizing in support of worker rights.

Bloomingdale is joining the Missouri State AFL-CIO and St. Louis area workers to hit the streets and have front porch step conversations about the need to stop Right to Work in Missouri. Prop A, on the ballot across Missouri on August 7, will lower wages and hurt local businesses that rely on spending from Missouri working people.

“Right to Work will hurt middle class families by driving down wages and failing to create jobs,” said Stephanie Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO. “We have learned in Wisconsin that Right to Work does not create one single job. All these corporate-driven attacks do is lower wages and weaken our middle class.”

“I’m here to join Missouri workers to stand up for strong unions which we all know is the key to a healthy middle class,” continued Bloomingdale. “Politicians should be passing laws that strengthen our schools, protect our communities and help create good-paying jobs. Instead they chose to tip the scale against workers with these so-called Right to Work laws.”

Upcoming Canvasses for Mahlon Mitchell

 

Gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell knows that the best way to build the middle class is with a union card. He is ready to fight for the rights of workers while growing our economy for working people. Mahlon Mitchell is running an exciting, energetic campaign that is uniting Wisconsinites from all corners of the state. 

We're encouraging all working people to get out and vote for Mahlon Mitchell in the August 14 Primary Election. We're holding canvasses for Mahlon Mitchell and locally endorsed labor candidates to talk with union members about Mahlon Mitchell's vision for Wisconsin's future.

Volunteer today. Let's get Wisconsin working for working families again. 

 

 

Saturday, July 28

 

Milwaukee Canvass and Community Picnic

Location: AFSCME Council 32, 3427 W. St Paul Ave. Milwaukee

Canvass Time: 9:00 a.m.

Community Picnic with Mahlon Mitchell - 12:30pm

Contact: Emily Mueller, 414-745-8343, [email protected]

 

 

Madison Canvass

Location: Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St, Madison

Time: 10am – 1pm

Contact: Jason Miller, 412-596-2317, [email protected]

 

Fox Valley Canvass

Location: USW District 2, 1244 Midway Rd, Menasha

Time: 10am – 1pm

Contact: Sabrina Johnson, 715-572-5660, [email protected]

 

Racine Canvass

Location: Racine Labor Temple, 1840 Sycamore Ave, Racine

Time: 10am – 1pm

Contact: Emily Mueller, 414-745-8343, [email protected]

 

Eau Claire Canvass

Location: Eau Claire Labor Temple, 2233 Birch St, Eau Claire

Time: 10am – 1pm

Contact: Andy Thompson, 715-456-4113, [email protected]

What's The Score?

HOT OFF THE PRESSES: Today, we’re releasing the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO 2017-2018 Legislative Voting Record. We’ve put together an easy to use scorecard to see how lawmakers in Wisconsin voted on key issues important to workers, our unions and our families.

Check out the voting record. In the Assembly, we tracked 16 key votes. In the Senate, 11 votes were analyzed.

Lawmakers were graded (R for Right, W for Wrong) on how they voted on a variety of billsincluding bills to weaken Wisconsin’s child labor law, bar local governments from using Project Labor Agreements, preempt local communities from enhancing employment standards, eliminate both prevailing wage and regular renewals of teacher licensing while failing to responsibly fund and fix our state’s infrastructure needs and more.

With the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Voting Record in hand, we encourage all union members and working people to have a conversation with their representatives and senators about the needs of working families and future of Wisconsin.

It’s clear from this year’s voting record that lawmakers are not doing enough to help working families get ahead in our economy. Along with passing anti-worker bills, the Wisconsin Legislature missed key opportunities to help working families by refusing to restore equal pay enforcement, expand BadgerCare, safeguard our water or implement Buy Wisconsin procurement standards to boost jobs and manufacturing.

Politicians pass legislation that affect us all. From policies that impact our wages and our rights in the workplace, to our kids’ education, our roads and drinking water.

The 2017-2018 Wisconsin AFL-CIO Legislative Voting Record is an easy to review history of votes that will serve as a clear record of where politicians stood on issues important to workers, our unions and our families.

Wisconsin AFL-CIO Releases 2017-2018 Wisconsin State Legislature Voting Record

The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO is releasing its 2017-2018 Voting Record for the Wisconsin State Legislature. The voting record serves as a resource to talk with union members and educate all working families on how our elected representatives voted on working-class issues.

In the Assembly, the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO tracked 16 key votes. In the Senate, 11 votes were analyzed. Lawmakers were graded (R for Right, W for Wrong) on how they voted on a variety of bills including bills to weaken Wisconsin’s child labor law, bar local governments from using Project Labor Agreements, preempt local communities from enhancing employment standards, eliminate both prevailing wage and regular renewals of teacher licensing while failing to responsibly fund and fix our state’s infrastructure needs and more.

“The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Voting Record serves as a key tool to hold politicians accountable to working families,” said Phil Neuenfeldt, President of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO. “Wisconsinites deserve to know how our politicians are voting. Our voting record clearly and concisely presents what politicians are up to in Madison. With the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO voting record in hand, we encourage all union members and working people to have a conversation with their representatives about the needs of working families and future of Wisconsin.”

“It’s clear from our voting record that lawmakers in Wisconsin are not doing enough to help working families get ahead in our economy,” said Stephanie Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO. “Along with passing anti-worker bills that lower wages and weaken worker rights, the Legislature missed key opportunities to help working families by refusing to restore equal pay enforcement, expand BadgerCare, safeguard our water or implement Buy Wisconsin procurement standards to boost jobs and manufacturing. It is essential to a healthy democracy that we have transparency and this easy-to-review history of votes will serve as a clear record of where politicians stood on issues important to workers, our unions and our families.”

Day of Action for Mahlon Mitchell

Union brother, Mahlon Mitchell is leading a historic and exciting campaign for Governor by uniting Wisconsinites from all corners of the state around a working families agenda.

Mahlon Mitchell gets the issues that matter most to working families in Wisconsin: economic opportunity, higher wages, safe jobs, a secure retirement and a fair return on our hard work.  

We're encouraging all working people to get out and vote for Mahlon Mitchell in the August 14 Primary Election. That is why we're having a Day of Action for Mahlon Mitchell to talk to union members about Mahlon Mitchell's vision for Wisconsin's future.

Join us on Saturday, July 14, for a day of action to knock on doors and talk to fellow union members about our labor endorsed candidate!

 

Day of Action for Mahlon Mitchell

Saturday, July 14

Milwaukee Canvass

Location: WI AFL-CIO, 6333 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Contact: Emily Mueller, [email protected]

 

Madison Canvass

Location: Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S Park St, Madison

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Contact: Peter Drummond, [email protected]

 

Fox Valley Canvass

Location: USW District 2, 1244 Midway Rd, Menasha

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Contact: Sabrina Johnson,  [email protected]

 

 

See you Saturday!

Grab a Beer with Mahlon

Wisconsin AFL-CIO endorsed gubernatorial candidate Mahlon Mitchell is going on tour, visiting 20+ Wisconsin cities in 10 days to lay out his “Together we Rise” vision for Wisconsin’s future.

Mahlon Mitchell’s ‘Badger State Beer Tour’ kicks off this Friday, July 6, in Hudson with a stop at the Hop and Barrel Brewing Company. While visiting breweries, bars and establishments that serve beer, Mahlon Mitchell will outline his policy positions on education, raising wages, student loan debt and more.

This is a great way to get to know Mahlon Mitchell. Swing by one of the tour stops near you.

Week 1

Mahlon Mitchell’s Badger State Beer Tour

HUDSON, FRIDAY JULY 6, 12:00PM, HOP & BARREL BREWING

EAU CLAIRE, FRIDAY JULY 6, 5:00PM, MODICUM BREWING

SUPERIOR, SATURDAY JULY 7, 12:00PM THIRSTY PAGAN

MERRILL, SUNDAY JULY 8, 3:00PM BALLYHOOS

RACINE DEMS MEETING, MONDAY JULY 9,7:00PM REEFPOINT

GREEN BAY, WEDNESDAY JULY 11, 4:00PM LABOR TEMPLE

Stay tuned for Week 2 information. Additional impromptu stops could be added as well so follow along on Mahlon Mitchell’s Facebook and Twitter and Medium page.

Mahlon Mitchell knows that the best way to build the middle class is with a union card. He will fight for the rights of workers while growing our economy for working people. Mahlon Mitchell is running an exciting, energetic campaign that is uniting Wisconsinites from all corners of the state. Cheers to the Badger State Beer Tour!