(Oct. 16, 2019) — Got your ballot? County auditors around Washington state are mailing ballots to voters this week, so it’ll be arriving soon. And union voters are being urged to fill them out right away and return them. The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO and the state’s regional Central Labor Councils have recommendations for […]
Backers of I-1000 call upon opponents to denounce their affiliation with Proud Boys hate group, national Trump-affiliated anti-rights organization, and end use of racially charged language The following is from Washington Fairness: SEATTLE (Oct. 14, 2019) — Supporters of Initiative 1000 on Monday demanded that the R-88 campaign — which is opposed to restoring […]
SEATTLE (Oct. 8, 2019) — VoteVets, the nation’s first and largest progressive veterans organization, on Monday announced its endorsement of the campaign to approve Washington state’s Initiative 1000, which would expand employment opportunities to veterans and other communities at the state and local level. I-1000 (Referendum 88) is an important measure on this November’s ballot […]
(Sept. 27, 2019) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO has joined a coalition of union, business, environmental and community groups across the state in opposing Tim Eyman’s Initiative 976, the ballot measure salesman’s latest effort to slash the state’s transportation funding. On Thursday, the No on I-976 campaign released its first ads explaining why […]
Needed improvements to roads, bridges, overpasses, transit services, street maintenance all threatened by funding cuts imposed by I-976 SEATTLE (Sept. 19, 2019) — Business, labor, civic, environmental and transit organizations from across the state have come together to fight I-976 and protect the state’s transportation system. Seattle leaders came together on Wednesday to speak […]
SEATTLE (Sept. 13, 2019) — The WA Fairness campaign, representing a broad coalition of hundreds of community organizations, unions and businesses in support of Initiative 1000/Referendum 88, formally launched its efforts at a press conference Thursday. The group urged Washington voters to “look for Referendum 88 and approve I-1000” on November’s ballot. Multiple speakers explained […]
SEATAC (July 30, 2019) — Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO delegates representing unions from across the state voted on Saturday to make an early endorsement of Carolyn Long, the Democratic candidate for Congress in Southwest Washington’s 3rd District, at the WSLC’s 2019 Convention. It was the first and only endorsement action taken by the WSLC […]
(Nov. 9, 2018) — Senate challenger Mona Das (D), the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO’s endorsed Senate candidate in the 47th Legislative District, has surged into the lead over incumbent Sen. Joe Fain (R) after Thursday’s ballot counting. If the current leads hold in all races, Democrats will pad their majorities in the Senate by three […]
(Nov. 8, 2018) — Following Wednesday’s additional ballot counting, Issaquah pediatrician Dr. Kim Schrier (D), the candidate endorsed by the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO in the 8th Congressional District, has officially won election to fill the seat being vacated by Rep. Dave Reichert (R). Schrier’s opponent, Republican Dino Rossi, officially conceded the race on […]
(Nov. 6, 2018—10 p.m.) — As of late Tuesday night, one labor-endorsed Democratic candidate for Congress is leading with Kim Schrier over Dino Rossi in the 8th CD, and another is within striking distance as Carolyn Long narrowly trails Jaime Herrera Beutler. If either (or both) wins and flips these Republican-held seats, Washington will officially […]
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