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Young Workers Committee Happy Hour

Friday, September 7th

7-11pm

Puddler's Hall- 2461 S. St Clair St. Milwaukee

 

Join the Young Workers Committee of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council for a night of solidarity and socializing for under-40 workers. Plus, enjoy free food and drinks!

 

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Labor 2018 Activities

Taking back Wisconsin starts now. Join us to knock on doors and make phone calls to talk to fellow union members about why labor endorsed candidate, Senator Tammy Baldwin is a champion for working families.

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Americans Are Making Less Money Despite Trump’s Promises

President Donald Trump heads into a midterm referendum on his presidency showing no real progress on a core promise: to raise the wages of America’s “forgotten man and woman.”

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Marijuana Retailer is Tirst to Unionize in Washington State

One of Washingon’s largest licensed marijuana retailers has inked a union contract to cover 134 workers at five locations, helping it provide employee benefits while navigating the difficult waters of federal law.

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Study: Construction Workers are Uniquely at Risk for Heroin Overdoses

Officials in the building trades say their members, who take physically demanding jobs and risk serious injuries that often require pain medication, are uniquely predisposed to addiction.

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Trump’s Power to Fire Federal Workers Curtailed by Judge

A federal district judge in Washington struck down most of the key provisions of three executive orders that President Trump signed in late May that would have made it

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