Saying that the labor movement’s focus on electoral politics, while yielding occasional success at the ballot box, has not translated into success for America’s working people, a resolution passed by SCFL delegates at their August 16 meeting went on to state: “If workers are to have any control over their lives, they must take control …
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Mar 05
Rep. Tammy Baldwin Honors Retiring President Jim Cavanaugh
In recognition of retiring SCFL president, Jim Cavanaugh, Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin reads the following remarks into the Congressional Record, the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, February 16. Baldwin presented a commemoration plaque to Cavanaugh after reading her remarks at a party marking his 25 years of dedication to the …
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Feb 04
Kevin Gundlach Elected SCFL President
Kevin Gundlach was elected President of the South Central Federation of Labor (SCFL) at the delegates meeting on January 16.
“It’s a challenging time,” Gundlach said after the vote. “In the short term, we have to win back Wisconsin by electing a pro-labor governor and win back collective bargaining rights for public employees.”
In the …
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Feb 04
Area Labor Continues to Challenge War Policies
By Barbara Smith
Amid general gloom at the close of 2011, there was one good news story: the pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq. But is the war over or, as the Onion says, is it just “not our problem anymore”? And, Iraq aside, what about the continuing economic and human devastation resulting from ongoing …
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