May 09
The South Central Federation of Labor’s Committee on Political Education (COPE) will hold its 54th annual Bean Feed dinner on Wednesday, May 22, starting at 6 p.m. at the Madison Labor Temple (1602 S. Park Street). The meal will be served from 6:00 until 7:15 p.m.
The South Central Federation of Labor is the AFL–CIO …
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Mar 31
By Mark Horn, AFSCME Local 1
April may not seem like the time for ice cream – sure it does. Any time of year is perfect for delicious ice cream, especially when it comes from on of the premier dairies in the nation.
Babcock Hall Dairy is located on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus. …
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Jun 27
When Woody Guthrie arrived in Los Angeles in the Spring of 1937, he was something of a hick. A hillbilly folksinger. A refugee from the Dust Bowl. Like a million other out-of-work Americans, “jus’ lookin’ for a job a work.”
He landed that job at KFVD radio station, where he performed a live daily show …
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Mar 01
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: The statewide “Reclaim Wisconsin” Tour will culminate with a candlelight vigil in Madison on March 9 and a March in Madison on Saturday, March 10.
Also, on March 9 will be the premiere screening of We Are Wisconsin, a feature-length documentary covering 26 days of the Wisconsin Uprising (on left).
These events will mark …
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Jan 10
2011 was a great year for books about Wisconsin labor. These book reviews were compiled from publishers’ websites by Laurie Wermter, AFSCME Local 2412 activist and member of the Wisconsin Labor History Society. –ed.
Blue Jenkins: Working for Workers by Julia Pferdehirt, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2011 $12.95
When William “Blue” Jenkins was only 6 …
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