Sign up now to attend WSLC workforce development conference Oct. 2-3 SEATTLE — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO will host the Pacific Northwest (PNW) Labor Leader Workforce Development Conference on Oct. 2-3 at the South Seattle College’s Georgetown Campus, 6737 Corson Ave. South…
Aug 31 2023 / Comments Off on Let’s promote worker-centered job training / Read More »Access expanded for apprentices, but more needs to be done. Let legislators hear your stories about struggling to afford or find child care. OLYMPIA (Aug. 23, 2023) — Working parents are all affected by the costs and availability of child care. Plus, different families…
Aug 23 2023 / Comments Off on Childcare affordability is a WSLC priority / Read More »The following is from the UAPD: BELLINGHAM, Wash. (Sept. 22, 2023) — More than 80 advanced practice clinicians employed at PeaceHealth’s nonacute care facilities in…
Sep 22 2023 / Comments Off on PeaceHealth clinicians win union election with UAPD / Read More »After a year of bargaining, Coalition of City Unions demands fair contract The following is from the Coalition of City Unions: SEATTLE (Sept. 20,…
Sep 20 2023 / Comments Off on More than 1,000 Seattle city workers rally for #RSPCT / Read More »Supermajority of 160 Postdocs seek union to gain ‘a seat at the table’ The following is from WSU Postdocs United-UAW: PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 19,…
Sep 19 2023 / Comments Off on WSU Postdocs file to join together in a union / Read More »TUMWATER, Wash. (Sept. 21, 2023) — The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced Tuesday that it is proposing a 4.9 percent increase in the average…
Sep 21 2023 / Read More »Social Movement Technologies (SMT) is a unionized non-profit organization that provides organizing strategy, training and campaign support — collaborating with activists around the world — to build power…
Sep 21 2023 / Read More »UPDATE (Sept. 18) — Variety reports that Drew Barrymore has halted her talk show’s return following the backlash. By SARAH TUCKER (Sept. 12, 2023) — Drew Barrymore…
Sep 12 2023 / Read More »(Sept. 19, 2023) — If you have not yet watched the documentary Americonned, now is the time. Americonned is an award-winning feature film about income inequality in the…
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