AJR 53 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: commemorating the Bay View labor strike and tragedy.

AJR 53 designates May 5th each year as an annual observance to commemorate the 1886 Bay View labor strike in Milwaukee, where state militia fired on peaceful striking workers, killing seven and injuring four. The resolution formally recognizes the historical significance of this event, which involved workers protesting for an eight-hour workday and was met with violent suppression. As a ceremonial resolution, it does not create new laws or affect any specific group, but instead directs the state to honor this pivotal moment in labor history through an annual observance.
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May 2025
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Introduced May 8, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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May 8, 2025
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Read and referred to Committee on Rules
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May 8, 2025
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Introduced by Representatives Sinicki, Clancy, Moore Omokunde, Madison, Kirsch, Neubauer, Roe, Phelps, Emerson, Arney, DeSmidt, Stroud, Tenorio, Hysell, Hong, Johnson, Cruz, Stubbs, Rivera-Wagner, Andraca, DeSanto, Miresse, Subeck, J. Jacobson, Udell, Joers, Bare, Billings, Palmeri and Ortiz-Velez; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Roys, Wirch, Spreitzer, Drake, Hesselbein and Ratcliff
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