Month: February 2020

All over the country, young people and adults have already begun organizing for the biggest climate strike yet. From Wednesday, April 22 to Friday, April 24 we will join together and use our collective voice to demand climate action. Time is not on our side — this must be the decade of climate action, and […]

This is really a modern-day David vs. Goliath tale: about 2,000 of our siblings have been out on an unfair labor practice strike against ASARCO, LLC, a Grupo Mexico subsidiary, for more than three months now. It’s a tough fight but we’re willing to stand up for what’s right for as long as it takes. […]

https://bit.ly/3bjGPef A Milwaukee Public Schools teacher has been placed on leave after tweeting comments about right-wing Rush Limbaugh. The MPS district said English teacher Travis Sarandos was placed on leave Wednesday Feb. 5, 2020 pending “an investigation.” Sarandos tweeted “limbaugh absolutely should have to suffer from cancer. it’s awesome that he’s dying, and hopefully it […]

Photo: PSL Milwaukee from Feb. 5, 2020 protest at UW Parkside, Kenosha #freechrystul The Students For a Democratic Society sponsored a protest Feb. 5, 2020 at UW Parkside joining with several other groups today to condemn the decision by the Kenosha County DA Graveley, to continue pressing charges against Chrystul Kizer, a victim of sex […]

https://bit.ly/398yFDR The Milwaukee Public Museum and the union that represents their employees have entered a pitched battle over the terms of their new contract, which includes a unusual provision that would require employees to have their private medical data tracked and financially penalize them for falling behind in a wellness program. Negotiations started this fall, and members […]

2020 Annual Fundraiser

Internal Organizing 101 Whether it be membership recruitment, contract or issue  campaigns, or mobilizing around legislative fights,  Internal Organizing is the cornerstone of a strong local and the labor movement. At the end of the day, Internal Organizing is our best offense. Join us for a FREE and insightful workshop with National AFL-CIO  Internal Organizing […]