Take a STAND

Your one-stop-shop for taking a stand against attacks on workers

This page is regularly updated. Planning or attending an action you don’t see listed? Send it to The STAND’s Editor at stucker@wslc.org

ACTIONS

► NEW: Support SEIU 925 member Nicolle Forero & family detained by ICE in San Antonio

• Donate to and share the GoFundMe set up to cover the immigration bond, legal fees, medical care for Juan.
• Write a letter of support to Nicolle and her family, letting them know their community in Washington has their back.
• Call your congressional representatives and demanding an end to ICE’s inhumane raids and detentions. Call 202-225-3121 for the U.S. House switchboard to be connected with your Congressperson (find your Rep. here). The number for your Senators is 202-224-3121.

► AFL-CIO action targeting Congress — CALL: Reverse Gutting of Core Worker Safety Agency, NIOSH

► ‘No cuts to VA services’ Tuesday rallies. Every Tuesday from 3pm to 6pm at the Seattle VA Medical Center (1660 S Columbian Way). 

► Join locked out Teamsters on the Mauser/ICS picket line Monday through Friday at the ICS facility in South Seattle (7152 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108). Learn more about the lockout and sign the petition linked below. 

PETITIONS

► NEW: WFSE petition Gov Ferguson: Honor Support Staff Pay Increases | Learn more.

► NEW: Everett News Guild petition in support of a fair contract and working conditions. Learn more.

► Teamsters Local 117 petition in support of locked out workers: End the Mauser Lockout

► SEIU Healthcare 1199NW petition in support of PeaceHealth St. Joseph healthcare workers: PeaceHealth: Treat your healthcare workers like family

► Starbucks Workers United ‘No Contract, No Coffee’ pledge: Take Action – Starbucks Workers United

LEARN

► NEW: Labor Notes Puget Sound Troublemaker School | October 12, 9am-4pm at South Seattle College | More info and registration

DONATE

► Hardship fund for locked-out Teamsters at Mauser: Support workers locked out by Mauser Packaging Solutions

► AFL-CIO Legal Defense Fund for federal workers, ‘Rise Up’: Donate to Support Federal Employees

► WSLC fund for union members in need: Foundation for Working Families

TELL YOUR STORY

► AFL-CIO Department of People Who Work for a Living story project: Share Your Story

JOIN

► Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance: Become a member & join a chapter today!

► Labor Council for Latin American Advancement: Join & Donate

► Coalition of Black Trade Unionists: Join Us

► Pride at Work: Membership Form