The National Association of Letter Carriers 21st Annual “Stamp Out Hunger” national food drive will be Saturday, May 11. It is the country’s largest one-day food-collection effort. Last year, NALC members and other volunteers picked up more than 70 million pounds of non-perishable food donations. “On the second Saturday of May each year, thousands of [...]
SEATTLE — Thousands of demonstrators, including a strong contingent of union members and their families, will take to the streets of Seattle on Wednesday, May 1 for the 13th Annual May Day March for Workers and Immigrant Rights. Union members are urged to gather at 1 p.m. at Judkins Park, 2150 S Norman St., behind [...]
MayWorks, the annual month-long celebration of workers’ culture and history first organized in 2012 by Washington’s labor movement, is just two weeks away and you should mark your calendars to attend the many great events planned for May 2013, including many events at the Northwest Folklife Festival on Memorial Day Weekend. MayWorks has a new [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressional Republicans are taking the economy hostage again — threatening to blow it up unless vital services for working families are cut. Call your members of Congress on Thursday, Feb. 14 — a national call-in day on Valentine’s Day — and tell them to stand up to these bullies, reject benefit cuts [...]
OLYMPIA (Jan. 25, 2013) — Just two weeks into the 2013 legislative session, the action is fast and furious in Olympia. Lots of proposed legislation affecting Washington’s working families has been introduced, including several anti-labor workers’ compensation bills in the Republican (Plus Two) controlled Senate. The Washington State Labor Council anticipates more Senate GOP+2 attacks [...]
(Dec. 19, 2012) — President Obama has proposed to House Speaker John Boehner a “compromise” that lowers Social Security benefits over 10 years by 3% and over 20 years by 6%. This reduction in benefits is directed at a population whose medium income for those 65 and older is less than $20,000 per year. The [...]
Support United Natural Foods, Inc. workers who have been unlawfully permanently replaced by their employer! Join them for a Labor Rally on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 4 p.m. at Whole Foods, Roosevelt Square, 1026 N.E. 64th St. in Seattle. Download the event flier for more information. “UNFI has crossed the line by permanently replacing union [...]
Following are selected 2012 election results from Washington state as of 7 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 9. Check Vote.WA.gov for the latest results. Washington State Labor Council-endorsed candidates are listed on the left — * denotes incumbents. GOVERNOR Jay Inslee (D) 51.13% 1,230,618 Rob McKenna (R) 48.87% 1,176,220 SECRETARY OF STATE Kathleen Drew (D) 49.29% [...]
UPDATE (Nov. 15) — Striking members of the Palermo Workers Union will visit Costco Wholesale Headquarters for the first time since launching a national boycott in August against Palermo Pizza Products which includes Costco’s Kirkland Brand Frozen Pizza. Costco is the largest retailer of Palermo products in the nation and has failed to recognize the [...]
Following are selected 2012 election results from Washington state as of 8 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8. Check Vote.WA.gov for the latest results. Washington State Labor Council-endorsed candidates are listed on the left — * denotes incumbents. GOVERNOR Jay Inslee (D) 51.14% 1,084,310 Rob McKenna (R) 48.86% 1,035,783 ATTORNEY GENERAL Bob Ferguson (D) 52.82% 1,076,145 [...]
