Phil Neuenfeldt is President of the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO,
and has participated in labor, community and political action throughout his work life. Neuenfeldt
worked in manufacturing for 14 years and was an active member of the Machinists Union. For
most of those years, he held various posts in his local union, which included President of the
steward body and Chair of the bargaining committee. After that time, he held various positions with
the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO which included Secretary-Treasurer, Director of the Help in Re-Employment (HIRE) Milwaukee Center and the Wisconsin Regional
Training Partnership. He worked with various unions to develop strategies and programs to upgrade workplace
skills and address changes in technology and the economy. Some of these programs became national
models. He has worked with the Human Resource and Development Institute of the National AFL-CIO to
provide assistance to unions in the U.S. and Canada.
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