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 Skagit Valley farm workers impacted by flooding | Learn more

• Contact your WA State Representatives and demand Paid Hazard Leave for lost wages during extreme weather events.
• Commit to be ready to respond to emergency exploitative work incidents on WA State Farms by e-mailing c2cinfo@foodjustice.org with your contact information.
•  Donate to support immediate emergency needs as well as help grow community resiliency to incresingly frequent climate emergencies. 
• Donate toys/funds for the children of members of Familias Unidas por la Justicia. Donations and funds will be accepted 11am-3pm at 224 Stewart Road, Mount Vernon through December 22nd. You may also donate by mailing cash cards or checks made out to Familias Unidas por la Justicia to P.O. 1206, Burlington, WA 98233

► NEW: Support striking Starbucks Baristas | Join a picket line today | Find a line near you at NoContractNoCoffee.org

► NEW: Walk the picket line with healthcare workers on an open-ended strike at Legacy Health | Portland, OR | Rally Saturday, Dec. 6 at Legacy Good Samaritan (1015 NW 22nd Ave, Portland)

► Support OFNHP healthcare workers at Kaiser in Oregon and SW WA | Sign the open letter to Kaiser CEO Greg Adams urging him to protect patient care and settle a fair contract.

► Support Teamsters Local 38 school bus drivers in Everett fighting for a fair contract with Durham School Services: call the Everett school district office at (425) 385-4000 and encourage Superintendent Dr. Ian B. Saltzman to urge Durham to settle a contract with the workers. | Learn more.

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

PETITIONS

► Support Teamsters Local 763 members at the City of Snohomish fighting for a fair contract | sign here | Learn more.

►  Sign the UFW’s national petition in support of the Windmill Farms mushroom boycott, demanding that Instar recognize the union Windmill Farms workers elected. | Learn more.

► WSNA petition supporting public health nurses in their negotiations at Public Health — Seattle & King County. Learn more.

► IUPAT petition in support of Rivas Painting workers fired after winning their union | Learn more.

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

DONATE

► Support SEIU 925 member Nicolle Forero & family deported to Colombia

• Donate to and share the GoFundMe set up to cover medical care for Forero’s son, Juan.

► 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