Partners & Alliances
The Milwaukee Area Labor Council works with a variety of national and regional organizations to help improve the lives of working families.
National organizations:
- The National AFL-CIO Home Page - www.aflcio.org
- AFL-CIO En Español - www.aflcio.org/aboutus/enespanol/
- A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) - www.apri.org
- A national organization of black trade unionists whose mission is to fight for racial equality and economic justice.
- Alliance for Retired Americans - www.retiredamericans.org
- A nationwide organization, founded in May 2001, with 3 million members working together to make their voices heard in the laws, policies, politics and institutions that shape our lives. For information about the Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans, contact Leon Burzynski, (262) 691-1577, or leonbur@execpc.com
- Apollo Alliance - www.apolloalliance.org
- A broad coalition within the labor, environmental, business, urban and faith communities in support of good jobs and energy independence. For more information about the Wisconsin Apollo Alliance, visit www.apolloalliance.org/state_and_local/wisconsin.
- Berger-Marks Foundation - www.bergermarks.org
- The Berger-Marks Foundation, dedicated to helping women gain the benefits of unionization; assisting organizers and groups committed to helping women unionize; and providing research on the unionization of women.
- Coalition for Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) - www.cbtu.org
- An independent voice of black workers within the trade union movement, challenging organized labor to be more relevant to the needs and aspirations of Black and poor workers.
- Coalition of Labor Union Women - www.cluw.org/index.html
- The only national organization for union women that provides information and events to help them better their jobs and their lives. Includes health alerts as well as workplace advice.
- International Labor Communications Associations - www.ilcaonline.org
- The only professional organization of labor journalists and communicators covering North America.
- Interfaith Worker Justice - www.iwj.org/
- An organization that uses religious values to educate, organize and mobilize on issues and campaigns that will improve wages, benefits and conditions for workers, and give voice to workers, especially low-wage workers. This is the parent group for a close partner of the Milwaukee County Labor Council: The Milwaukee Faith Community for Worker Justice.
- Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) - www.lclaa.org
- The official Latino constituency group of the AFL-CIO. LCLAA is the first national organization to represent the views of not only Latino trade unionists but, also all Latino workers seeking justice at the workplace. Visit the Milwaukee Chapter's Web site atwww.lclaamilwaukee.org
- Solidarity Center - www.solidaritycenter.org
- A non-profit organization that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions.
- Working for America - www.workingforamerica.org
- A union-sponsored, nonprofit organization dedicated to creating good jobs and building strong communities.
- Change to Win - www.changetowin.org
- A simple gateway to unions that are part of Change to Win.
Wisconsin-based organizations:
- Wisconsin State AFL-CIO - www.wisaflcio.org
- United Way of Greater Milwaukee - www.unitedwaymilwaukee.org
- An organization committed to improving lives in the Milwaukee community. The United Way connects people with food, clothing and shelter, strengthens families, children and youth, and helps individuals become self-sufficient. In addition, we also focus on the root causes of our communities' most critical problems to break the cycle of poverty - the key to sustainable change.
- Citizen Action of Wisconsin - www.citizenactionwi.org
- A grassroots organization that brings together more than 60,000 individual members and over 100 diverse coalition partners to help elect progressive candidates to public office and create a better future for families and communities. In 2005, together with our 501(c)(3) sister organization, Citizen Action of Wisconsin Fund, we held 95 events and mobilized more than 5,000 individuals to take action, from writing letters, to participating in rallies, press conferences, training sessions and public meetings.
- Voces de la Frontera - www.vdlf.org
- Milwaukee organization dedicated to educating low-wage and immigrant workers about their employment rights and promoting community organizing in order to achieve policy changes that benefit the immigrant community and the workforce at large.
- Wisconsin Women's Network - www.wiwomensnetwork.org
- A coalition of organizations and individuals advancing the status of women in Wisconsin through communication, education, and advocacy.
- Faith Community for Worker Justice
- Allied with Interfaith Worker Justice and funded by the Milwaukee County Labor Council. Call (414) 771-7541 for information and events such as Labor in the Pulpits and the faith community choir.
