Who We Are
The Milwaukee Area Labor Council (MALC) combines the organizing and community power of some 52,000 dues-paying members of more than 140 Milwaukee area locals and parent unions, along with thousands more through its partnerships and alliances.
Created in the 1950s by the merger now known as the AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations), the Milwaukee council also contains as full-paying partners the Milwaukee members of other federations such as Change to Win. Unions outside these federations are active supporters as are community, retiree and religious groups. So are non-union participants through such AFL-CIO initiatives as Working America. The breadth of our membership recognizes the importance of solidarity for all workers. The MALC takes a leading role in charities, legislative work, politics and social action. Both our members and partnerships reflect that diversity and reach.
Our Leaders
The leaders of the MALC come right out of the working community. Each - secretary-treasurer, president and vice-president - came up through the ranks and front lines in their workforces before being nominated by their fellow workers for official roles, usually first within their locals and then on to four-year leadership positions at the MCLC. The nomination process is democracy in action. Delegates chosen by their own locals, lodges and councils cast votes representing the size of their membership. The same process applies to resolutions, political recommendations and other actions of the delegates, who meet monthly.
Officers
Sheila Cochran
Chief Operating Officer/Secretary-Treasurer
United Auto Workers Local 438
sheila@milwaukeelabor.org
Willie D. Ellis
President
International Union of Operating Engineers Local I39
willie@milwaukeelabor.org
Annie Wacker
Vice-President
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local I954
annie@milwaukeelabor.org
Robin Lundgren
Administrative Assistant
mclc@milwaukeelabor.org
Dominique Paul Noth
Editor
Communications Director
dom@milwaukeelabor.org
Lynnda Guyton
Editorial Assistant
Advertising & Circulation
lynnda@milwaukeelabor.org
Executive Board
Richard AbelsonAmerican Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 48
Lyle BalistreriMilwaukee Building & Construction Trades Council
Stephanie BloomingdaleWisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals
William F. ChristiansonInternational Association of Machinists Lodge 1845
Ike EdwardsUnited Food and Commercial Workers Local 1473
Nacarci FeasterLaborers Local 113
James K. FieldsAmerican Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 33
Sam GalloWorkers United Local 122
Larry L. NunleyIAMAW, Lodge 1916
Anthony RaineyUAW Local 469 (CBTU representative)
Scott J. RedmanPlumbers and Gas Fitters Local 75
Brian ReidOffice and Professional Employees International Union Midwest United Local 2009
Joy RobertsCommunications Workers America Local 4603
Kenneth Roberts IIIGraphics Communications Council/International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 577M
Andy VoelzkeUnited Steel Workers (USW) Local 2-209
DiAnn WagnerInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2150 (APRI Representative)
Patrick R. WeyerBrewery Workers Local 9 UAW
Ross M. Winklbauer, Sr.United Steel Workers Local 2-232