Quad City Federation of Labor

05/28/2026

FREE TRAINING TO UNION MEMBERS - JUNE 3RD from 5-8pm
at the UFCW LOCAL 431 hall in Davenport.
RSVP to: [email protected]

05/22/2026

WOW!! The amount of volunteers this year for the 2026 NALC Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive was AMAZING! THANK YOU SPONSORS!! And, thank you to those who volunteered your time to help raise over 125,000 LBS of food which will provide over 104,000 MEALS!

05/16/2026

05/15/2026

04/28/2026

Thanks to USW Local 105 for hosting the Worker's Memorial Day event today. Remember to take time to acknowledge those who have lost their lives in the workplace and to continue to work on job safety!

03/07/2026

Today President Gosa and Vice President Deppe went to Amana to rally with our Machinist brothers and sisters. Whirlpool is shipping 400 jobs to Mexico with more layoffs to follow.

02/24/2026

Richard Voltz, Father of Sister Sheri Carnahan, passed away this past week. There will not be any services, per his wishes. Please keep her and her family in your prayers!

02/20/2026

UPDATE: We only have information on the father of Dave Keefer - obituary link here: https://www.snellzornig.com/obituaries/howard-gus-keefer/obituary
As soon as we get the information for Sheri's father we will let you know.
We try to post for all union brothers & sisters but don't always hear about their passing. If there are other brothers or sisters you know who have passed, please feel free to put their obituary information in the comments.

Brothers & Sisters,

We send our heartfelt condolences to the families of Sister Sheri Carnahan (ARA-IL Rep & Retired AFSCME member) & Dave Keefer (GRALF Executive BD & Retired UA 25 member) who both lost their fathers over these past couple of days. As soon as we have details, we will share!

Read the obituary of Howard "Gus" J. Keefer from Clinton, IA. Leave your condolences and send flowers to the family to show you care.

02/18/2026

UPDATE TO JERRY MESSER ARRANGEMENTS:
Jerry did not want any services - his wishes were to be cremated. His family will be hosting a Celebration of Life sometime before summer.

Brothers and sisters,
It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of Brother Jerry Messer, retired UFCW and President of the Quad City Federation of Labor.
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW!!

02/06/2026

Heat and Frost Insulators Local 81 member Dan Gosa is seeking re-election to the Iowa House, focusing on wages, unemployment and responsible bidding.