April 28th - Workers Memorial Day in La Crosse. The Western Wisconsin AFL-CIO commemorates and remembers all fallen and injured Coulee Region workers at a ceremony held at our Workers Memorial Monument that day.

Photographs of our Workers Memorial (2005) (taken by brother Bill Rudy - ATU 519)

Photographs of our Workers Memorial (2006) (taken by brother Bill Rudy - ATU 519)

History of Our Workers Memorial Day Event

• 1991 Dedicated East of Present Day Monument Site By President Wayne Ellefson Jr. (30 in attendance)
• 1992 Trees planted
• 1993 More Trees and Flagpole
• 1994 Speaking Program
• 1995 Speaking Program
• 1996 Speaking Program
• 1997 Speaking Program
• 1998 Speaking Program
• 1999 Plans for building a Monument announced by President Terry L. Hicks, 200 in attendance.
• 2000 Tent, Food, Speaking Program, Everything constructed except the roof, flagpole moved, Building Dedicated
• 2001 Roof and Plaques installed
• 2002 Tent, Food, Speaking Program
• 2003 Tent, Food, Speaking Program
• 2004 Tent, Food, Speaking Program
  

Names Currently Inscribed in Bronze on our Momument in La Crosse

• 1969 Martin J Langen IBEW local 135
• 1970 Ervin G Friet IBEW local 135
• 2000 Brian Ruegg IBEW local 14
• 1988 Larry Snell IBEW local 953
• 1973 Phillip Soper IBT local 1081
• 1994 Daniel R Muller IBT local 1081
• 1987 Scott Johnson IBT local 695
• 1991 Joseph Groschi BT local 695
• 1974 Frederick Tauscher Carpenters local 1143
• 1979 Ronald E Hall Laborers local 140
• 1987 Paul Schreier Laborers local 140
• 1988 Merle Welch Laborers local 140
• 2000 Donald P Koltermann Laborers local 140
• 1998 John R Eastman BMWE local 509
• 1997 Mark H Bantley BMWE local 1965/1906
• 1990 Samuel Jiardina UTU divison 11
• 1957 James W McCormick Sr IAFF local 127
• 1964 Edward V Sciborski IAFF local 127
• 1981 Donald Asselin IAFF local 127
• 1972 Donald C Pederson AFSCME local 55
• 1980 Gary G Powless AFSCME local 55
• 1989 Deborah McMenamin AFSCME local 55
• 1993 William Schoenberger AFSCME local 55
• 1993 Wayne D Schroeder AFSCME local 227
• 2000 Theodore Foss Minnesota State Patrol Troupers Association
• 2000 Jennifer Marks CRUE - TEA
• 2000 Debra Jensen CRUE - TEA
• 1979 Robert W Ebner SR NALC branch 59
• 1977 Roger O Burr USWA local 14l
• 1976 Edwin F Bouzek
• 1989 William Grams
• 1983 Leonard Taylor
• 1960 Howard Kreutzer IAMAW lodge 21
• 1963 Vernon Sorenson IAMAW lodge 21
• 1981 David D Wapp IAMAW lodge 21
• 1998 Jim Wilson IAMAW lodge 173
• 1986 Ieroy Summerfield IAMAW lodge 1771
• 1990 Dan Bernett IAMAW lodge 1771
• 1990 Earl Wallace IAMAW lodge 1771
• 1999 Susan Wagner IAMAW lodge 1771
• 1973 John Woodhouse IRON WORKERS local 383
• 1982 Orley Smith IRON WORKERS local 383
• 1985 Leland Nowland IRON WORKERS local 383
• 1991 Donald Ewing IRON WORKERS local 383
• 1999 James PetersIRON WORKERS local 383
• 2000 Tracy I Roth IRON WORKERS local 383
• 1982 Billy Fisher IRON WORKERS local 825
• 1979 Thomas Wahner HEAT & FROST local 19
• 1983 Harris George IUOE local 139