Contact: Andy Nelson, Media Manager Phone: 414-688-9664 Email: nelsonai@milwaukee.k12.wi.us MILWAUKEE – The first day of school for MPS schools on the traditional calendar is Tuesday, September 3. The District will welcome back thousands of students, mainly elementary schools, to kick off the new school year. Media are invited to the official celebration of the first day of school at Milwaukee Parkside School for the Arts. Students will walk the red carpet into school around 8:40 a.m. and will be cheered on by city and state leaders, parents, teachers, Superintendent Dr. Keith Posley, members of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors,

Contact: John T. Zapfel 414.870.2081 Cell jz@ibew494.com MILWAUKEE – IBEW Local 494 business manager Dean Warsh today issued the following statement in commemoration of Labor Day: “This Labor Day, many of us will spend time with close family and dear friends at a barbecue, picnic or other community event. While we enjoy the fellowship of our loved ones, it is important to reflect on what strengthens and nurtures the lives and communities of working people, and how we can continue to protect our ability to make a good living that will sustain our families. Labor Day is the only national holiday that