VANCOUVER (June 17, 2013) — You say you want a resolution, well you know… The 2013 Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the state’s largest union organization, will be Thursday through Saturday, July 25-27 at the Vancouver Hilton Hotel and Convention Center. But now is the time for the WSLC’s approximately 500 affiliated [...]
VANCOUVER (June 12, 2013) — Union delegates who plan to attend the Washington State Labor Council 2013 convention here — plus all Clark County-area union members and community supporters — should make plans to participate in the 10th Annual WSLC Golf Invitational on Wednesday, July 24. This charity fundraiser, hosted by the WSLC, Labor 1992 [...]
SEATTLE (May 29, 2013) — A public memorial service will be held for Larry Kenney, former President of the Washington State Labor Council, at 2 p.m. this Saturday, June 1 at the Mountaineers, 7700 Sand Point Way N.E., in Seattle. He passed away on May 14 after a lengthy illness. In reviewing his distinguished career [...]
VANCOUVER (May 23, 2013) — The 2013 Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the state’s largest union organization, will be Thursday through Saturday, July 25-27 at the Vancouver Hilton Hotel and Convention Center. The WSLC’s more than 500 affiliated labor organizations, representing some 400,000 rank-and-file members across the state, have already received their [...]
SEATTLE (May 15, 2013) — On Tuesday, the labor movement in Washington State lost two prominent and influential leaders with the passings of Larry Kenney, former President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, and Will Parry, President Emeritus of the Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action. Both died Tuesday after lengthy illnesses. UPDATE — [...]
The Mother Jones Award of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, has been recognized for more than 15 years as the state labor movement’s award that recognizes our own members in their struggle for dignity and respect for all working men and women in our state. The WSLC has traditionally presented two awards, one to [...]
(May 1, 2013) — Rebecca Johnson Arledge, Government Affairs Director for the Washington State Labor Council, has resigned her position after serving as a legislative advocate for workplace rights and standards with the WSLC since 2008. Her last day was Tuesday, April 30. “Rebecca has been a fierce and articulate advocate in the Legislature for [...]
(April 26, 2013) — Since 1999, the Washington State Labor Council’s Education, Training and Apprenticeship Committee (ETA) has honored the lifetime achievements of Bruce Brennan by giving an award in his name to the individual who has contributed the most to furthering the cause of apprenticeship, education and training in Washington State. The ETA Committee [...]
The Washington State Labor Council Women’s Committee is seeking candidates to receive specialized training — and special recognition — for women in leadership positions at their unions. The committee is offering four scholarships to the 32nd Annual Western Regional Summer Institute for Union Women (SIUW) being held this year at the University of Washington in [...]
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 [...]
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