SJR34,1,32 Whereas, the AFL-CIO Milwaukee Labor Press has been the journalistic "voice
3of Milwaukee labor" for the last 73 years; and

SJR34,1,54 Whereas, the Labor Press published its final issue on March 29, 2013, leaving
5behind it a legacy of excellent reporting; and

SJR34,1,96 Whereas, for over seven decades, Milwaukee residents could count on the paper
7to offer a broad range of coverage, from union issues such as wages, hours, and
8working conditions to social policies and in-depth examinations of the issues
9working families face; and

SJR34,1,1210 Whereas, as of its final issue, the Milwaukee Labor Press was the Midwest's
11largest labor newspaper and the second largest home-delivered paper in Wisconsin,
12with nearly 44,000 subscribers; and

SJR34,1,1513 Whereas, the newspaper was founded in 1911 as a large weekly paper, the
14Milwaukee Leader, and became the Milwaukee Labor Press, the official paper of the
15Federated Trades Council, in 1940; and

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1Whereas, in transitioning to a monthly paper in the early 1970s, the Labor
2Press continued to offer an honest and relatable analysis of pressing issues and
3current events and provided an important avenue for discussion for Milwaukee's
4families; and

SJR34,2,75 Whereas, under the guidance of editor Dominique Paul Noth, the Labor Press
6produced high-quality news coverage and became internationally recognized as a
7progressive leader; and

SJR34,2,108 Whereas, in 2010, Mr. Noth and the Labor Press won the most multiple awards
9in the history of the prestigious International Labor Communications Association,
10including First Place for General Excellence; and

SJR34,2,1311 Whereas, the Labor Press did the essential work of reporting the perspective of
12working families—a perspective that will be greatly missed in our mailboxes; now,
13therefore, be it