Wisconsin State AFL-CIO

What Wisconsin State AFL-CIO does

The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO is a nonprofit labor federation affiliated with the national AFL-CIO, representing union members and coordinating labor advocacy, political action, and organizing across the state of Wisconsin. The organization operates as a democratically elected umbrella body governed by President Stephanie Bloomingdale and Secretary-Treasurer Marcos Alfaro, with a small central staff (11-50 employees) headquartered in Milwaukee and field offices in Madison, Eau Claire, and Oshkosh. Its core 'products' are political advocacy, voter mobilization, legislative lobbying, collective bargaining support, and member organizing services delivered through 16 Central Labor Councils and hundreds of affiliated local unions spanning manufacturing, healthcare, public employees, construction, and emerging industries.

The federation generates revenue through per-capita affiliation fees and membership dues paid by affiliated local unions and labor councils, functioning as a recurring subscription-style revenue stream. Its go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on phone banks, canvassing, volunteer-driven rallies, email communications, and grassroots activism. The group has no proprietary technology products; its digital footprint is limited to a website, social media presence, and use of the national act.aflcio.org action platform for member mobilization.

Recent strategic activity demonstrates materializing influence: the December 2024 judicial ruling striking down Scott Walker's Act 10 restored collective bargaining rights to public workers, the April 2026 endorsement and victory of Chris Taylor in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race shifted the judiciary, and new organizing efforts have expanded into video game QA, nonprofit healthcare, nonprofit journalism, and café/retail sectors. The parent organization is the national AFL-CIO, formed in 1955 through the merger of the AFL and CIO.

Name

Wisconsin State AFL-CIO

Legal name

Wisconsin State AFL-CIO

Website

https://wisaflcio.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO is a nonprofit labor federation affiliated with the national AFL-CIO that represents union members across Wisconsin, coordinating political advocacy, voter mobilization, organizing, and collective bargaining support through 16 Central Labor Councils and hundreds of affiliated local unions.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues Revenue: The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO generates revenue through affiliation fees and per-capita dues paid by affiliated local unions and labor councils across Wisconsin. As part of the national AFL-CIO federation structure, the organization receives dues based on the membership of affiliated unions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Wisconsin State AFL-CIO is a state-level labor federation that represents union members across Wisconsin and coordinates labor advocacy, political action, and community organizing. It functions as the unified voice of organized labor in the state, delivering services such as political candidate endorsements, voter mobilization campaigns, legislative lobbying on worker rights, collective bargaining support, and grassroots organizing through 16 Central Labor Councils and hundreds of affiliated local unions. Revenue is generated through per-capita affiliation dues from these affiliated bodies.

Product overview

Wisconsin State AFL-CIO is a labor union federation representing union members in Wisconsin. It is not a technology product company. The organization provides labor representation, political advocacy, voter mobilization, legislative advocacy, and member services related to workers' rights and collective bargaining. The organization does not offer technology products or software services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Labor Representation and Advocacy Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Historic Wisconsin Supreme Court victory with Justice Chris Taylor, an AFL-CIO endorsed candidate who supports collective bargaining
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Minnesota PowercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 August 2023The Northern Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council and WI AFL-CIO signed a Letter of Intent for a Project Labor Agreement with Minnesota Power to ensure the construction of the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) uses qualified union labor. The $700 million natural gas plant project in Superior, WI will create 350 construction jobs at peak and will be built with high-wage, safety-conscious union workers under the PLA framework.
• South Central Federation of LaborcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe South Central Federation of Labor in Madison serves as a key local labor council partner for the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, hosting volunteer activities, phone banks, and organizing events for the state federation's campaigns and elections work.
• Northern Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Northern Wisconsin Building and Construction Trades Council is a key affiliated body that partners with the WI AFL-CIO on construction industry organizing, project labor agreements, and building trades advocacy across northern Wisconsin.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• New York State AFL-CIO: Another state-level AFL-CIO federation providing the same union representation, political mobilization, and collective bargaining advocacy services in New York. Direct structural and operational peer to Wisconsin State AFL-CIO.
• Illinois AFL-CIO: Midwest peer state federation operating the same labor federation model with affiliated local unions, regional labor councils, political endorsements, and pro-worker legislative advocacy comparable to Wisconsin State AFL-CIO.
• Pennsylvania AFL-CIO: A state AFL-CIO federation operating in Pennsylvania with the same affiliated-union dues model, Central Labor Council structure, and political/legislative advocacy mandate as Wisconsin State AFL-CIO.
• California Labor Federation (AFL-CIO): A peer state-level AFL-CIO federation operating the same labor federation business model in California, with affiliated local unions, Central Labor Councils, political endorsements, and legislative advocacy—directly comparable in structure and scope to Wisconsin State AFL-CIO.

Broad incumbents

• American Federation of Teachers (AFT): A national AFL-CIO affiliate representing teachers, nurses, and public employees. Comparable to Wisconsin State AFL-CIO because both organize public-sector and healthcare workers (e.g., AFT-affiliated Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals recently organized Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin workers).
• National Education Association (NEA): The largest U.S. labor union, representing public school teachers and education support professionals. Operates a similar dues-funded, member-representation, political-advocacy model with significant state-level affiliate infrastructure overlapping Wisconsin.
• Change to Win: A competing national labor federation representing several major unions (SEIU, Teamsters, etc.). Comparable to the AFL-CIO structure at the national level and a strategic counterpart/alternative federation model that some Wisconsin-affiliated unions could engage with.
• AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees): A large national public-sector union affiliated with the AFL-CIO. Comparable because it represents overlapping constituent segments (especially Wisconsin public workers affected by Act 10) and operates union representation, collective bargaining, and political advocacy at scale.
• AFL-CIO (national): The national parent federation of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO. Operates the same labor federation model at the federal level, providing direct programmatic, political, and operational infrastructure to Wisconsin and other state federations.

Others

• Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC): Wisconsin's statewide business and manufacturing lobby. Not a labor peer, but is the most prominent institutional counterparty in Wisconsin labor policy fights (collective bargaining, Act 10, right-to-work debates), making it the closest structural adversary and thus a meaningful reference point.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wisaflcio
• Facebookfacebook.com/wisaflcio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wisconsin-state-afl-cio

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Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries17 records

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