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DAILY NEWS

No mask, no service ● Mosqueda jumpstarts Seattle ● Short cuts

Jul 7 2020

Metro ‘godfather’ dies of COVID-19 ● Boeing unions step up ● Change in the 26th

Jul 6 2020

Real patriots wear masks ● How we got fleeced ● JJ is the GOAT!

Jul 2 2020

Tacoma doesn’t shine ● Chamber’s all talk ● Oh, the Humanity

Jul 1 2020

Spokane rejects cops’ contract ● Trump’s dangerous calls ● Treat us like heroes

Jun 30 2020

Union volunteers needed for FUN Banks »

(July 6, 2020) — As Washington state and the nation grapple with three ongoing crises — the COVID-19 pandemic, its economic fallout, and addressing racial injustice — it’s become increasingly clear that who we elect to represent us in government — especially at the state…

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See full list of WSLC’s 2020 election endorsements »

UPDATE — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO held its special COPE Convention today. Here is the complete list of WSLC 2020 Endorsements, effective July 7.  The WSLC will consider making addition endorsements at its 2020 Constitutional Convention in September.     WSLC schedules special…

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LOCAL

Drivers Union applauds call for fair pay for Uber/Lyft drivers »

The following is from the Drivers Union: SEATTLE (July 7, 2020) — Uber and Lyft drivers with the Drivers Union called recommendations released today in…

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Support Guild effort to promote diversity at The Columbian »

The following is from the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council: VANCOUVER (July 6, 2020) — In recent weeks, leadership at The Columbian newspaper in Clack…

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Unions win federal assistance for laid-off Boeing workers »

Machinists 751, SPEEA, WSLC successfully petition for TAA benefits   SEATTLE (July 2, 2020) — Workers laid-off from the Boeing Co. will have additional federal…

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STATE GOVERNMENT

L&I fines Selah fitness center for violating COVID closure order

The following is from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I): SELAH, Wash. (July 2, 2020) — A fitness center near Yakima is facing nearly $10,000…

Jul 2 2020 / Read More »
New overtime pay ‘duties test’ starts today in Washington
Masks required statewide in public starting June 26
History lesson: Hands off workers’ compensation
AG’s initiative nixes no-poach clauses at national franchises
Petition: Protect Washington’s community college students
Businesses ignoring closure orders can now be cited, fined
NATIONAL

One union’s alarming COVID-19 death toll

United Food & Commercial Workers loses 238 frontline workers in 100 days   WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 30, 2020) — The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW)…

Jun 30 2020 / Read More »
Celebrate a safe, ethical Independence Day
With labor’s support, House passes sweeping police reform
5 Essentials: Put workers first for racial, economic justice
A huge Supreme Court win for equality
EPA plan to reopen in Seattle could endanger its employees
AFL-CIO board takes action on racism, police violence
ELECTION

AFL-CIO endorses Joe Biden for President

The following is from the AFL-CIO: WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 27, 2020) — The General Board of the 12.5 million-member, 55 union AFL-CIO voted today to endorse Joe Biden…

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WSLC endorses Beth Doglio for Congress in WA’s 10th CD
WSLC issues 2020 election endorsements
Teamsters’ Carrie Hesch seeks House seat in 26th District
IBEW’s Bryson running to serve working families of 19th LD
Woodard aims to ‘bring healthy change’ to 10th LD House
WSLC’s virtual COPE Convention is May 16
OPINION

Washington can’t afford austerity; tax the rich to save jobs, services

By MARILYN WATKINS OLYMPIA (June 25, 2020) — As tax revenues fall with people out of work and whole industries shuttered, Washington’s state and local governments are laying…

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The central problem is police repression, not their unions
State of race: Outrage, pain and tentative hope
‘We are the ones we’ve been waiting on’
Higher education funding faces a perfect storm
‘We need you to fight for us to breathe’
Inequality pandemic deadlier than COVID

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