Milwaukee Area Labor Council

Our president, Pam Fendt, had the opportunity to talk to Milwaukee PBS about why it's important for Labor to be active in the struggle for immigrant rights. We were honored to participate in May Day, but our work doesn't stop there. We'll keep fighting for all working people!

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Union Plus’s 6th annual Unions Power America campaign has kicked off and will run through Labor Day, starting with the Hometown Heroes Contest.

Through June 17, union members can nominate themselves or others to win by sharing more about how that union member goes the extra mile on the job, at home or in their community. There are $150,000 in contest prizes:

💰$40,000 Grand Prize (plus a holiday trip for two to New York City)
💰$20,000 First Prize
💰Two $10,000 Second Prizes
💰40 $1,986 Prizes (Union Plus was founded in 1986)

Visit unionplus.org/unionspoweramerica to learn more and to enter the contest.

Save the Date!

WISDOM invites you to their 2026 Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on Monday, June 22, at Waukesha County Technical College, in Building S at 800 Main Street Pewaukee, WI 53072.

Register here in advance- http://bit.ly/4nUZDXa

Dan Bukiewicz For Assembly is union endorsed! As a union member and MALC executive board member, Dan is running a campaign on labor rights.

Stop by this weekend to kick off the summer and knock on doors to flip the Assembly!

🚨Reminder: Join us this weekend to canvass for Dan. Sign up and help us flip the 21st!

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What better way to kick off summer than flipping the 21st Assembly District? 🌞

We're hitting the doors across Oak Creek and Milwaukee on May 30th and 31st, and we want YOU there. Every neighbor we talk to brings us one step closer to sending a true working class champion to Madison.

📍 Meet us at Haraz Coffee House, 6840 S 27th St, Oak Creek, WI

Multiple shifts available both days. No experience needed, just a charged phone and comfortable shoes.

Sign up for a shift, and let's get to work!

It's nearly that time of year again, folks! Make sure you reserve June 28th on your calendar for our annual cookout with St Benedict The Moor! Email [email protected] to register to serve the meal.

REMINDER- The June Delegate Meeting is NEXT WEEK Wednesday, June 3rd at 6:30pm. The meeting will be held IN-PERSON at 633 S. Hawley Rd in Yatchak Hall. There will be a hybrid option for those who need it.

🌭Please join us for a Solidarity BBQ beginning at 5:45pm before the meeting. There will be lots of food, drinks, and great conversation to kick off summer!🌭

🚧In addition to the I-94 freeway exit closures, Hawley Road is closed in both directions just North of the office. You will need to approach the building from the West via Main Street or from the South via Hawley Road/60th Street🚧

For any questions, call the MALC Office at 414-771-7070. See you next week!

ICYMI: Our Pride @ Work social is this week Saturday, May 30th! We're prepared to ring in Pride Month strong 💪 with our LGBTQ+ Union siblings and allies alike at United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1473's hall!

(And we heard there might be pancakes.....)

🕚11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
📍UFCW 1473
5200 W Loomis Rd
Greendale, WI 53129

"Pope Leo writes that, ‘Solidarity, then, is the concrete recognition that the future of each individual is connected to the future of all.’ The AFL-CIO and our 65 affiliated unions have and will continue to answer his call to defend the dignity of working people."

Read the full statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler here-

AFL-CIO: Pope’s First Encyclical on AI Echoes the Fears and Realities of Working People | AFL-CIO AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, which focuses on the moral and practical danger of unregulated artificial intelligence (AI):

Couldn't make it to our Civil Rights & Community Services conference on Friday, May 15th at IBEW Local 494 - Milwaukee's Union Hall? Check out the recap below!

Civil Rights & Community Service Conference Recap! With the conclusion of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council’s first-ever Civil Rights & Community Services Conference, we want to say thank you and congratulations to everyone that attended and made this event the best it could be! Keep reading for a recap of all the trouble we caused at IBEW 494’s ...