WORKERS

WISCONSIN HISTORY

Commemorating the contributions

and acknowledging the struggles of working people

toward making Wisconsin a great state

A Labor History Sesquicentennial Project of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Labor Education and Training Center, Inc., funded in part by the wisconsin Humanities Council with support from the Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Commision

In Appreciation

Special thanks to local union officers and members throughout the state who worked on the project in their respective communities, to project leaders in each area from the academic community, and to countless others for their interest and hard work in making the projects a reality.

Thanks to Geoff Upperton, director, of Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Labor Education and Training Center, Inc., for sponsoring this project and to Dawn Shogren of the LETC for invaluable bookkeeping assistance. Further thanks for support goes to the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO: David Newby, president; Bob Blessington, education director, and Joanne Ricca, legislative representative.

Preparation assistance was provided by Jaquelyn Schober, for typesetting.

Kenneth A. Germanson, editor

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The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Labor Education and Training Center., Inc.

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