General Info

Milwaukee County Labor Council, AFL-CIO, does not organize workers into unions. But we support and energize our affiliated unions in their efforts to do so. It is one of the most important things we do. Just as it is for our parent organization, the National AFL-CIO, and the newly formed Change to Win, and our sister organizations such as the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO and the other Central Labor Councils around the state and the nation. We are the women and men of the labor movement, and our work, professions and affiliations are very important on our jobs and in our community. We are politically active in legislative, city and county initiatives. In order to build a strong community for social justice, we must raise our voices. We research, meet, talk to and back candidates that support working families. And we monitor how well they do. We participate in the issues that are important to our community. Working families issues come first, ahead of candidates and parties. So we inform and mobilize our members - and we strive to keep them informed to support candidates and elected officials who truly help working families. Workers are our focus. They will always be our focus. Thus "organizing for economic justice" equates to a stronger social fabric and a stronger community.