$500 million in Washington’s education, childcare funding at risk in lawsuit challenging capital gains tax on super-rich OLYMPIA — Invest in Washington Now, a movement of educators, working families and everyday Washingtonians advocating for progressive revenue solutions, is holding a rally to show support for the capital gains tax on the super-rich starting at […]
SEATTLE — For the past couple of years, most events and activities honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the weekend of MLK Day have been held virtually. This year, while some online workshops are still planned to reach the broadest audience possible, many in-person events are scheduled in the days leading up to […]
Join mushroom workers, UFW and allies in Sunnyside as they demand respect, recognition SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — The workers at Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside are fighting for fair wages, safe working conditions, and respect on the job. A clear majority of them support joining together with United Farm Workers, but Ostrom management has refused […]
UPDATED (Jan. 11, 2023) — This rally is also in support of members of Washington State Federation of State Employees Local 1495, whose custodial and maintenance work at existing UW housing could be contracted out. The following is from UAW 4121: SEATTLE — UAW 4121, the union of Academic Student Employees, Postdocs, and Research Scientists/Engineers […]
New president, secretary treasurer sworn in at Washington State Labor Council; first team of Black women to lead an AFL-CIO state federation TACOMA (Jan. 9, 2023) — April Sims and Cherika Carter made organized labor history on Friday. In front of more than 200 family members, friends, labor leaders and elected officials at Tacoma’s […]
At the State Labor Council’s reception and conference Feb. 2-3 in Olympia, union members will learn about working families’ issues and meet with their legislators OLYMPIA (Dec. 15, 2022) — After another successful effort in 2022 by Washington’s union movement to support the election of pro-worker candidates, it’s time to make sure working families […]
(Nov. 8, 2022) — It’s Election Day! If you haven’t already voted, find that ballot, check which candidates have earned labor’s endorsement, fill it out, and drop it off at a secure election dropbox near you by 8 p.m. tonight. You can also mail it (postage free!), but it needs to be postmarked by today […]
Care about crime and inflation? Support the candidates who are doing something about it — not just stoking fear and anger By LARRY BROWN (Nov. 7, 2022) — Tomorrow’s the big day. Tuesday is Election Day. That means this week we’ll find out if our government is going to be run by people who […]
46-day strike ends as union votes to accept improved 4-year deal GLADSTONE, Ore. (Oct. 28, 2022) — More than 1,100 Weyerhaeuser employees represented by IAMAW District W24, on strike against the nation’s largest forest products company since Sept. 13, have voted to ratify a new four-year contract with the company and end the strike. […]
As ballots go out this week, find out what’s at stake for workers in this election SEATTLE — MLK Labor and the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO invite all union members to attend the Workers First Economy Town Hall with Senator Patty Murray on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at MLK Labor, 5030 […]
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