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* Regístrese para OrganizarRegístrese para Organizar

El Instituto Organizador de la AFL-CIO se está asociando con la AFL-CIO de Nevada y la LCLAA Nacional para la capacitación digital de 3 días de habla hispana que se llevará a cabo de forma remota del 12 al 14 de mayo. La inscripción se abre el lunes 4 de abril. Esta capacitación es gratuita y sin costo para los afiliados que envíen organizadores. ¡Regístrese ahora antes de que se llene esta capacitación! Haga clic para obtener más detalles.

* Reg. for Organizing TrainingReg. for Organizing Training

The AFL-CIO Organizing Institute is partnering with the Nevada AFL-CIO and National LCLAA for the Spanish-speaking Digital 3-Day Training to be held remotely on May 12-14. Registration opens Monday, April 4. This training is free and at no cost for affiliates to send organizers. Register now before this training fills up! Click for details.

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* LCLAA Tardeada event, SeattleLCLAA Tardeada event, Seattle

Time: 5:00 pm

All are invited to join the new Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement at "Tardeada con LCLAA PNW" on Thursday, April 7 at 5 p.m. at the Seattle Labor Temple. Click for details.

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* Amazon Workers Speak OutAmazon Workers Speak Out

Time: 5:00 pm

Amazon Workers Speak Out: Lessons for How to Win at Work -- a discussion with Amazon Labor Union organizers Angelika Maldonado, Michelle Valentin Nieves and Chris Smalls featuring Sen. Bernie Sanders -- will be held Monday, April 11 at 5 p.m. PT. Click for details or to register for this online event.

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* Race and FemicideRace and Femicide

Time: 12:00 pm

Race and Femicide, an online conversation among organizers and leaders addressing gendered and racialized violence in our communities, will be hosted by Race Forward at noon PT on Thursday, April 14. Click for details and to register.

* Our Power Is Our LaborOur Power Is Our Labor

Time: 5:00 pm

Union members are invited to join Our Power is Our Labor, an online conversation on building power, learning from each other and showing up for all workers from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. The virtual forum will feature panelists including workers from Starbucks, health care, tech trades, educators, and bus drivers and mechanics. Click to get details and register.

* Know Your Rights, SeattleKnow Your Rights, Seattle

Time: 5:30 pm

The Washington State Labor Education and Research Center invites all to attend a free online 2-hour participatory training on how to use RightsatWorkWA.org to know your rights, and to help your coworkers, family, and friends protect their rights at work. It starts at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. Registration is required. Click for details.

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* Art Build for schools, BurienArt Build for schools, Burien

The WEA and its affiliates are hosting the first Art Build in the Pacific Northwest to amplify their advocacy for students, schools, educators and public education. This fun event, which is open to all, will be from Friday, April 15 to Sunday, April 17 at Highline High School, 225 S. 152nd St. in Burien. Click for details or to RSVP.

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* Art Build for schools, BurienArt Build for schools, Burien

The WEA and its affiliates are hosting the first Art Build in the Pacific Northwest to amplify their advocacy for students, schools, educators and public education. This fun event, which is open to all, will be from Friday, April 15 to Sunday, April 17 at Highline High School, 225 S. 152nd St. in Burien. Click for details or to RSVP.

* Stop Tax Fraud event, KentStop Tax Fraud event, Kent

Time: 10:00 am

NW Carpenters Union will host a Stop Tax Fraud event Saturday, April 16 from 10 to 11 a.m. at its council HQ, 25120 Pacific Hwy S #100 in Kent to raise awareness about tax fraud by construction contractors and how it impacts union members and unionized contractors' ability to compete. Click to learn more.

* Starbucks workers rally, SEAStarbucks workers rally, SEA

Time: 4:00 pm

Join Starbucks Workers United Seattle as they rally tomorrow (Saturday) at 4 p.m. at Cal Anderson Park. Hear from Starbucks workers, enjoy music and food, and help put up solidarity posters to spread the word in Seattle neighborhoods about what Starbucks workers are fighting for.

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* Art Build for schools, BurienArt Build for schools, Burien

The WEA and its affiliates are hosting the first Art Build in the Pacific Northwest to amplify their advocacy for students, schools, educators and public education. This fun event, which is open to all, will be from Friday, April 15 to Sunday, April 17 at Highline High School, 225 S. 152nd St. in Burien. Click for details or to RSVP.

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* PSLA Food Bank Grand OpeningPSLA Food Bank Grand Opening

Time: 12:00 pm

The Puget Sound Labor Agency Food Bank will hold its Grand Opening celebration/fundraiser at its new Georgetown location, 5300 4th Ave. South in Seattle, from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, April 22. Click for details.

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* Labor History Conf., PortlandLabor History Conf., Portland

The Pacific Northwest Labor History Association’s will hold its 2022 Conference on Saturday, April 23. The morning session will be at First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park Ave. in Portland, Ore., and the afternoon session will be at the nearby Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave. All are invited to register online and attend. Click for details.

* Starbucks rally, SeattleStarbucks rally, Seattle

Time: 1:00 pm

Fight Starbucks' union busting! Join union members at a solidarity rally and march against Starbucks’ union busting tactics and in solidarity with Starbucks workers in Seattle who are unionizing. It will be Saturday, April 23 at 1 p.m. at Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Ave. in Seattle. Click for details.

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* What is the WTO?What is the WTO?

Time: 2:00 pm

What is the World Trade Organization? How do the WTO and "free trade" policies take power from the people and give it to corporations? Join the Washington Fair Trade Coalition for Zoom webinar on how the WTO affects all of us (and how we can fight back) at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 24. Click for details and to register.

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* WSLC Jobs and Economy forumsWSLC Jobs and Economy forums

The WSLC Workforce Development Department invites all to virtual WSLC Regional Jobs and Economic Outlook Forums. These will be data-heavy forums about jobs, industries and economic trends by regions across Washington. Get details.

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* WSLC Jobs and Economy forumsWSLC Jobs and Economy forums

The WSLC Workforce Development Department invites all to virtual WSLC Regional Jobs and Economic Outlook Forums. These will be data-heavy forums about jobs, industries and economic trends by regions across Washington. Get details.

* Dirty Dozen unsafe employersDirty Dozen unsafe employers

Time: 11:00 am

As part of Workers Memorial Day activities, National COSH will host an online event, The Dirty Dozen unsafe employers for 2022, at 11 a.m. PT on Wednesday, April 27. National COSH co-executive director Jessica E. Martinez will moderate a Zoom panel with workers from several Dirty Dozen companies. Click for details and to register.

* Workers Memorial Day, SeattleWorkers Memorial Day, Seattle

Time: 11:30 am

Join the UW Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27 via Zoom webinar for the annual Workers' Memorial Day ceremony honoring those in King County who lost their lives on the job in 2021. Special guest speaker will be MLK Labor Executive Secretary-Treasurer Katie Garrow. Click to register.

* Workers Memorial Day, EverettWorkers Memorial Day, Everett

Time: 5:00 pm

The Snohomish County Labor Council will hold its annual Workers Memorial Observance on Wednesday, April 27 at 5 pm in the Mission Building Courtyard on the Snohomish County Campus at the corner of Wetmore and Pacific in Everett.

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* Workers Memorial Day, TacomaWorkers Memorial Day, Tacoma

Time: 11:00 am

The Pierce County Central Labor Council invites all its affiliates to a Worker Memorial Day observance, hosted by WFSE Local 793, on Thursday, April 28 at 11 a.m. on the grounds of Western State Hospital, 9601 Steilacoom Blvd. SW. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be served. Speakers at noon.

* Workers Mem. Day, BellinghamWorkers Mem. Day, Bellingham

Time: 12:00 pm

The Northwest Washington Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO will conduct its Worker Memorial Remembrance on Thursday, April 28 at noon at the Worker Memorial Monument outside the Bellingham City Library (back lawn), 210 Lottie St.

* Workers Memorial Day, TumwaterWorkers Memorial Day, Tumwater

Time: 2:00 pm

The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries will hold its annual Workers' Memorial Day commemoration remotely from 2 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 28. Click for details.

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* APALA fundraising banquetAPALA fundraising banquet

Time: 5:30 pm

The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) Seattle Chapter invites you to join our 23rd annual fundraising banquet and silent auction on Friday, April 29 from 5:30 to 8 p.m., in-person, at the Jerry Brockey Center, South Seattle College. Click to register.

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* Workers Memorial Day, SpokaneWorkers Memorial Day, Spokane

Time: 11:00 am

The Spokane Regional Labor Council will hold its 2022 Workers Memorial Ceremony starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 30 at Mission Park at Mission and Perry streets in Spokane. Click for details.

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