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

► 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. 

► AFL-CIO action targeting Congress — CALL: No Cuts to Medicaid

► AFL-CIO action targeting Congress — CALL: Restore Federal Bargaining Rights Now

PETITIONS

► NEW: Tanggol Migrante Network petition demanding IAM Brother Maximo Londonio’s release from the NW Detention Center

► NEW: SEIU Healthcare 1199NW petition calling on CommonSpirit to invest in staff and patient care

► UFCW 367 petition in support of grocery workers’ contract negotiations: 2025 Grocery Community Support Letter

► SEIU 775 petition to Congress: Act Now, No Cuts to Apple Health & Medicaid

► 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

► NEW: Noncooperation and Workers’ Defense of Democracy and Civil Liberties workshop | Hosted by WA LERC. June 26, 6-8pm. There is also a Pedagogy Workshop for Educators/Trainers only the following day. More info here. 

► How to beat a billionaire | Unite Here Local 8 organizing training and volunteer opportunity. Learn more and apply.

DONATE

► NEW: Fundraiser for detained IAM Brother Maximo Londonio. Learn more. 

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

► Legal defense fund for FUJ organizer Alfredo ‘Lelo’ Juarez Zeferino: Donations can be made online, or checks can be mailed to: Community to Community Development PO Box 1646 Bellingham, WA 98227.

► 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