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"Every worker should be able to go to work and return home safely, unscathed by physical injury or occupational illness from the worksite," says WI AFL-CIO President Bloomingdale. jsonline.com/story/news/loc…

‘May Day: Day Without Immigrants’ protests across Wisconsin Friday wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/may-day…

In honor of #MayDay, we at the Cap Times News Guild are unionizing to safeguard the future of local journalism @CapTimes. We deeply care for this newsroom and want to continue doing what we do best: great reporting. In solidarity ✊

Happy May Day!

Cap Times reporters form union, seek recognition captimes.com/news/cap-times…

May Day is about solidarity. Workers are taking action this year to stand up to the corporate billionaires who threaten our rights and freedoms. Join us: mobilize.us/aflcio/?q=may%…

Traditional Workers Memorial Day ceremony in La Crosse honors people who died on the job wizmnews.com/2026/04/28/tra…

Wisconsin lost 8,600 manufacturing jobs in 2025. jsonline.com/story/money/bu…

The ‘wizards’ behind the online version of Magic: the Gathering are unionizing theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a…

Green Bay marks Workers Memorial Day, pressing for safer jobs in the year ahead fox11online.com/news/local/gre…

We’ve released our 35th annual report “Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect.” 5,070 workers died on the job in 2024. Every worker should be able to go home safe and healthy after their shift, but the Trump admin is putting workers at greater risk. aflcio.org/press/releases…

Workers Memorial Day is a reminder that every worker has the right to come home safe at the end of the workday. Today we honor those we’ve lost on the job, and recommit to fighting for stronger protections, safer workplaces, and dignity for every worker. aflcio.org/about-us/confe…

On April 28, the unions of the AFL-CIO pause to remember and honor workers killed on the job and call for safe workplaces for all. In Wisconsin, 109 workers died on the job in 2024 and some 57,500 workers reported serious injury or illness from unsafe workplaces.

55 Years After OSHA Opened Its Doors, Trump Administration Attacks Workers’ Rights and Protections, Wiping Away Decades of Progress aflcio.org/press/releases…

Less rights for workers. reuters.com/business/world…

Congratulations to the workers at Rogers Behavioral Health in West Allis and Madison! wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/workers…

The Wisconsin labor movement will mourn workers killed on the job on April 28, Workers Memorial Day. Find local commemorations here. wisaflcio.org/news/workers-m…

Worker satisfaction with pay, advancement at new low: Fed survey thehill.com/business/perso…

Pabst Brewing can be held liable for workplace injuries under ‘safe place statute’ wpr.org/news/pabst-bre…

Trump proposes to cut 9,400 TSA workers reuters.com/legal/governme…