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Safety at Sea-Tac | $15 for contractors | Shame on Starbucks

Nov 23 2021

95% of federal workers comply | Strikesgiving | Costly ferry fix

Nov 22 2021

Strike for safety | Infrastructure: WA next | Our new anthem

Nov 19 2021

School staff inequities | A deal at Deere | DeJoy gets paid | Wildfire burnouts

Nov 18 2021

Safe staffing | Re-redistricting | Déjà vu in DC | Demand more

Nov 17 2021

Teamsters on ULP strike at Gary Merlino »

The following is from Teamsters Local 174: SEATTLE (Nov. 23, 2021) — At 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, pickets went up at Gary Merlino Construction plants in Renton and Seattle as workers walked off the job in an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike. The…

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Katie Garrow of Laborers 242 takes helm at MLK Labor »

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OPINION

Help more students access quality job apprenticeships »

By SENS. KAREN KEISER and EMILY RANDALL (Nov. 22, 2021) — You often hear that a college degree is the only path to secure high-wage,…

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Apprenticeships in skilled trades help America build back better »

National Apprenticeship Week celebrates proven ‘earn while you learn’ model   By MIKE BROWN and BRETT WIDEMAN Nov. 15-21 marks our country’s seventh National Apprenticeship…

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W.S.L.C.

Disaster relief from flooding available for union members

SEATTLE (Nov. 23, 2021) — Union members: If you and your family are experiencing hardship as a result of recent flooding in northwest Washington or some other natural…

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WSLC offers resource for immigrant workers
Register for WSLC Race & Labor workshops on Nov. 9 and 18
Immigrant and Worker Justice toolkit launch will be Nov. 9
Wash. State Labor Council is seeking 2022 Legislative Intern
WSLC updates position on vaccine mandates
WSLC vaccine info website for union members
STATE GOVERNMENT

Apprenticeships in state hit all-time high

TUMWATER, Wash. (Nov. 18, 2021) — As National Apprenticeship Week continues, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) announced Wednesday that the number of people involved…

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State offers assistance paying for child care
Lost job due to vaccine mandate? Reemployment events planned
A bipartisan call for Biden to end challenge of Hanford law
WFSE members ratify new raises for 2022
Keiser: Sick Hanford workers deserve better
WFSE members ratify agreement on vaccine mandate
NATIONAL

Build Back Better bill passes U.S. House

AFL-CIO’s Liz Shuler calls it ‘one of the most transformative investments in our country’s history’   WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 19, 2021) — The U.S. House of Representatives on…

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A historic investment in infrastructure, jobs
IATSE members ratify contracts that boost wages, conditions
Sen. Murray: Build Back Better will cut child care costs in half
Honor and celebrate veterans by taking action
Infrastructure bill passes; Build Back Better package next
Support Kaiser workers on verge of strike
LOCAL

Teamsters on ULP strike at Gary Merlino

The following is from Teamsters Local 174: SEATTLE (Nov. 23, 2021) — At 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, pickets went up at Gary Merlino Construction plants in…

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Katie Garrow of Laborers 242 takes helm at MLK Labor
State rules that Spokane County must negotiate with AFSCME
Strike averted as Kaiser unions reach tentative agreement
New Cascade contract is a national model for the industry
Cascade workers reach deal to end strike
Support Kaiser workers on verge of strike

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