The Wisconsin State Federation of Labor (WSFL), affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, was the largest federation of labor unions in Wisconsin, from its formation in 1893 at the behest of the Milwaukee Federated Trades Council to its 1958 merger with the smaller CIO-affiliated Wisconsin State Industrial Council to form the Wisconsin AFL-CIO.[1][2]
A number of WSFL leaders were also elected to public office in Wisconsin, in part due to its roots in and alliance with the Socialist Party, especially Milwaukee's so-called Sewer Socialists.
Notable WSFL activistsedit
Victor Berger: editor/publisher of one of the WSFL's two official newspapers, and Socialist Congressman
Henry Ohl, Jr., WSFL official and Socialist state legislator
Joseph Arthur Padway: labor lawyer, legal counsel for WSFL, Socialist state senator, and later first general counsel of the American Federation of Labor
L. W. Rogers: teacher, railway brakeman, union officer and organizer, Socialist political activist, and newspaper editor, one of the founders of the WSFL
Carl Sandburg: reporter, writer, editor, poet, and WSFL delegate
wisconsin, state, federation, labor, wsfl, affiliated, with, american, federation, labor, largest, federation, labor, unions, wisconsin, from, formation, 1893, behest, milwaukee, federated, trades, council, 1958, merger, with, smaller, affiliated, wisconsin, s. The Wisconsin State Federation of Labor WSFL affiliated with the American Federation of Labor was the largest federation of labor unions in Wisconsin from its formation in 1893 at the behest of the Milwaukee Federated Trades Council to its 1958 merger with the smaller CIO affiliated Wisconsin State Industrial Council to form the Wisconsin AFL CIO 1 2 A number of WSFL leaders were also elected to public office in Wisconsin in part due to its roots in and alliance with the Socialist Party especially Milwaukee s so called Sewer Socialists Notable WSFL activists editVictor Berger editor publisher of one of the WSFL s two official newspapers and Socialist Congressman Andrew Biemiller professor editor Socialist later Progressive legislator WSFL union organizer hired to supplement his meagre legislative salary Democratic Congressman and union lobbyist Frederick Brockhausen cigar maker WSFL official and Socialist state legislator Charles Burhop cigar maker WSFL delegate and Socialist state legislator William Coleman house painter union organizer WSFL board member and Socialist state legislator Arthur Kahn baker union activist and organizer and Socialist state legislator Frank Metcalfe glassblower WSFL board member Socialist state legislator and nominee for Governor of Wisconsin Henry Ohl Jr WSFL official and Socialist state legislator Joseph Arthur Padway labor lawyer legal counsel for WSFL Socialist state senator and later first general counsel of the American Federation of Labor L W Rogers teacher railway brakeman union officer and organizer Socialist political activist and newspaper editor one of the founders of the WSFL Carl Sandburg reporter writer editor poet and WSFL delegate George J Schneider papermaker vice president of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers WSFL board member and Republican later Progressive Congressman David Sigman pro labor Progressive state legislator who was hired as a WSFL staffer to supplement his meagre legislative salary Frank J Weber seaman union organizer first president of the WSFL and Socialist state legislatorSee also editTexas State Federation of Labor Pennsylvania Federation of LaborReferences edit Ozanne Robert W The Labor Movement in Wisconsin A History Madison The State Historical Society of Wisconsin 1984 pp 34 115 Wisconsin State AFL CIO wisaflcio org 2023 09 20 Retrieved 2023 09 20 nbsp This article related to a United States labor union is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Wisconsin related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wisconsin State Federation of Labor amp oldid 1193053629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
