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MALC Leaders go to John Deere Picket Line in Iowa

Nathan Kieso (AFSCME 1954) and Tracey Schwerdtfeger (WFNHP 5000), leaders from the MALC Board and the Young Workers Committee, led 2 days of solidarity actions to support John Deere workers currently on strike

Survey Shows Broad Public Support For Worker Strikes

Workers at companies like Kellogg’s, Nabisco and John Deere have hit the picket lines in recent weeks hoping to get a better deal from their employers. A new survey suggests the public by and large supports them.

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AFM Local 8 - Our Future

The rest of the labor movement should know that we are an unusual union.  Local 8 has four collective bargaining agreements with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, the Skylight Music Theatre, and Broadway Across America.  However, only around 70 musicians

AFM Local 8 - Our Members

Our members play musical instruments and get paid for doing so.  We have full-time musicians in the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra which is our primary CBA.  Our other three CBAs are part-time or per/service engagements with the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra, the Skylight Music Theatre, and