Wisconsin United Auto Workers, AFT, AFL-CIO and IBEW endorse Dr. Jill Underly By Dr. Jill Underly - Mar 3rd, 2021 10:52 am
MILWAUKEE, Wis. Pecatonica Area School District Superintendent and candidate for Wisconsin State Superintendent
Jill Underly announced today she has received the endorsement of the American Federation of Teachers Wisconsin, the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO, United Auto Workers of Wisconsin, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Dr. Underly is also the recommended candidate of the Wisconsin Education Association Council.
“Our membership is committed to advancing high-quality public education in Wisconsin, and Dr. Jill Underly is the candidate who will stand up for kids in our schools,” said AFT Wisconsin President
Workers at Wisconsin Voices say they were fired to shut down unionization. //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
Wisconsin Voices workers at a Fair Maps fundraiser earlier this year. Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Voices Workers.
When workers at Wisconsin Voices told the progressive organizing and fundraising group that they had formed a staff union, they hoped the group’s leaders would accept their choice.
Wisconsin Voices has for years partnered with dozens of like-minded grass-roots activist groups involved in voter registration, racial justice, climate change and other issues. Many of its partner organizations have close ties with organized labor, and some have collective bargaining agreements with their own employees.