Far fewer workers in Washington are withdrawing from their unions By DAVID GROVES (Feb. 13, 2019) — Lost amid news coverage of Washington state’s extraordinary...
Tell your legislators to support uninterrupted-break bills, oppose industry ‘alternative’ UPDATE (Feb. 12, 2019) — The labor-supported bills guaranteeing uninterrupted breaks for nurses and healthcare...
By CAL WINSLOW On February 6, 1919, Seattle’s workers struck — all of them. In doing so they took control of the city. The strike was...
SEATTLE (Jan. 29, 2019) — Several events are planned the week of Feb. 2-9 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Seattle General Strike. All union...
WSLC hosts Legislative Reception, Lobbying Conference on Jan. 30-31 OLYMPIA (Jan. 28, 2019) — The 2019 Legislative Reception and Lobbying Conference of the Washington State...
With 649,000 members in 2018, Washington is 3rd most unionized in U.S. SEATTLE (Jan. 18, 2019) — More and more people in Washington state are...
SEATAC — As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues with no end in sight, members of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) who...
This is the first edition of the weekly Legislative Update newsletter from the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. If you didn’t already receive it via email,...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 10, 2019) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO (WSLC), the state’s largest union organization with more than 600 affiliated unions representing some 450,000...
Online registration is now available for reception, lobby day on Jan. 30-31 OLYMPIA — With the 2018 election’s solidification of pro-worker majorities in the Washington...