South Central Federation of Labor

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A Radical's Journey from Campus to the Shop Floor in 1970s Wisconsin

This is a hybrid in-person and online event. If you would like to attend online, you must register in advance on Eventbrite. You will be sent a confirmation email after registering with instructions on how to join.

To attend online, register here.

Cap Times Idea Fest

SEPT. 17-23, 2023 | MADISON, WISCONSIN

Tickets are on sale for Cap Times Idea Fest 2023! Get them now for your chance to see in-person sessions with guests including Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanders, former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison; as well as our special fundraiser featuring former PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff and her husband, former Wall Street Journal journalist Albert Hunt.

Registration for free online events is also available.

On September 22, the senator from Vermont will engage in a wide-ranging discussion of media, democracy and working-class politics at @UWMadison's Shannon Hall.

Get your tickets now: http://captimesideafest.com.

The Voice of Working Families in South Central Wisconsin

Published semi-monthly by the South Central Federation of Labor. Subscription is just $10/yr. Subscribe or renew here.

See a few of our recent articles below.

Bad Faith with the Red Cross

AFSCME Wisconsin filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing the American Red Cross of bargaining in bad faith. Read more

Fighting the Big Lie By Matt Rothschild

On the afternoon of June 15, there was a great protest on Sherman Avenue in Madison, right outside Kavanaugh’s Esquire Club, where members of the Republican National Committee and officials of the Wisconsin Republican Party were launching their nine-city “election integrity” tour. Read more