The following statement was released Tuesday by Cherika Carter, Campaign Manager for the Washington Fairness Coalition: (Nov. 12, 2019) — On September 12, 2019, we launched the Washington Fairness Coalition, a coalition of community, labor, business and advocacy groups, all working to make sure I-1000 was upheld as law. We are proud of the campaign […]
(Nov. 5, 2019) — We know, we know. There’s a lot going on. You remember getting that ballot a few weeks ago and setting it aside. But you haven’t filled it out, or maybe you can’t find it. The good news is that it’s not too late to vote on critical statewide ballot measures and […]
SEATTLE (Nov. 4, 2019) — Former Seahawk Doug Baldwin, a Super Bowl winner and two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver, has announced his personal endorsement and urged voters to approve Initiative 1000 on the ballot as Referendum 88. Baldwin spoke out on issues of racial and social justice during his time with the Seahawks, and since […]
No on I-976 rally this Friday at IBEW 112 Hall in Kennewick (Oct. 23, 2019) — The No On 976 campaign to reject Tim Eyman’s latest $30 car tabs initiative has released its latest television ad. For trade unionists, it has some familiar faces including April Sims, Secretary Treasurer of the Washington State Labor […]
(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 […]
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