https://middlewisconsin.org Fairness. Respect. Community. Mon, 20 Jun 2016 02:16:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://middlewisconsin.org/finallya-break-for-working-people/ Fri, 17 Jun 2016 03:30:43 +0000 https://www.middlewisconsin.org/?p=4192 Near the turn of the century and into the 1930’s, in order to feed your family and put a roof over your head, workers had to endure six day workweeks, twelve hour work days and marginal time with their families. After decades of mistreatment, workers had enough. They formed unions and asserted their rights and […]]]> https://middlewisconsin.org/unions-are-like-families/ Sat, 30 Apr 2016 06:19:59 +0000 https://www.middlewisconsin.org/?p=4073 When one mentions the word family, the first thing that comes to a person’s mind is the group of people you grew up with-father, mother, siblings and perhaps your grandmother or grandfather. Perhaps your definition of family is your immediate family-yourself, your spouse/significant other and your children. But stop and think about it. We have […]]]> https://middlewisconsin.org/with-unions-everyone-benefits/ Sat, 19 Dec 2015 01:17:56 +0000 https://www.middlewisconsin.org/?p=3420 WITH UNIONS, EVERYONE BENEFITS The concept of Unions, workers banding together to improve their wages, hours and working conditions, has been the great equalizer for workers in the United States for over one hundred years. Only since 1971 have the public sector workers in Minnesota had the right to bargain collectively with their employers. A […]]]>