Dear Sisters and Brothers:
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Support for Wisconsin’s workers in the face of Governor Scott Walker’s unprecedented assault on collective bargaining rights is streaming in from across the globe.
There have been demonstrations of solidarity in state capitals across the nation.
Now, union brothers and sisters in countries around the world are also staging rallies in support of Wisconsin’s workers.
Many international union leaders have also sent letters of concern to Governor Walker. Here’s a sample:
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AUSTRALIA
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New South Wales Nurses’ Association
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State Public Services Federation
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AUSTRIA
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Trade Union of Municipal Employees
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BELGIUM
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European Federation of Public Service Unions
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BULGARIA
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Federation of Workers in the Energy Industry
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CANADA
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Canadian Union of Postal Workers
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Communications, Energy and Paper Workers Union
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Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation
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Canadian Union of Public Employees
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la Centrale des Syndicats Du Quebec
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Simon Fraser University Teaching Support Staff Union
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Ontario Federation of Labour
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National Union of Public and General Employees
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Canadian Federation of Nurses Union
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Canadian Auto Workers
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CZECH REPUBLIC
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Trade Union of the Health Service and Social Care
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FIJI ISLANDS
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Fiji Nursing Association
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FRANCE
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Public Services International
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GRANADA
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Granada Public Workers Union
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GERMANY
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Unified Service Union
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Public Service Executive Union
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JAPAN
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Japan Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Ministry Workers Union
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All-Japan Prefectural and Municipal Workers Union
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KENYA
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Kenya Union of Commercial, Food and Allied Workers
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NETHERLANDS
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Abvakabo FNV Public Sector Union
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NORWAY
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DELTA
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Confederation of Vocational Unions
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PAKISTAN
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All Pakistan Public Sector Employee Federation
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PHILIPPINES
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Public Services International
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POLAND
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Solidarnosc (Solidarity)
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ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
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St. Vincent of the Grenadines Public Service Union
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SWEDEN
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Swedish Municipal Workers Union
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SKTF Municipal Employees Union
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SKTF Goteborg
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TURKEY
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Trade Union of Public Employees in Health & Social Service
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UNITED KINGDOM
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UNISON Public Sector Union
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Public and Commercial Services Union
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WINDWARD ISLANDS
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Windward Island Civil Service Union/Private Sector Union
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2. Donate to the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Defense Fund.
CLICK HERE to donate via PAYPAL. Checks can also be made payable to Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Defense Fund, 6333 W. Bluemound Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53213. On memo line write:
STAND WITH WISCONSIN. (
Donations are NOT tax deductible).
In Solidarity,
Phil Neuenfeldt, President Stephanie Bloomingdale, Secretary-Treasurer