The smell of BBQ filled the air as SEIU members in Milwaukee enjoyed the 1st Annual Juneteenth BBQ Cook-Out. Members of the African American Caucus of SEIU from Minnesota and Wisconsin battled it out over the grill, handing out free food to union members. The cook-out took place at the Milwaukee Juneteenth festival located on Martin Luther King Blvd.

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement.