Check out the local labor endorsements for the 2021 general election (Oct. 19, 2021) — General election ballots for the 2021 election have been mailed out and union voters are being urged to fill them out and return them right away. Voter turnout in odd-numbered year elections is often light so union voters can […]
SEATTLE (Oct. 19, 2021) — The climate action group 350 Seattle has hired longtime labor leader and outgoing Executive Secretary-Treasurer of MLK Labor Nicole Grant as its new Executive Director. After leading the council for more than six years, Grant chose not to run for a third term. Under her leadership, MLK Labor gained national […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — We are in a critical moment in the fight for immigration reform in this country. Organized labor and other advocates for humane immigration policies are demanding that Congress prioritize the issue and create a clear path to citizenship for millions of working families this year. “America’s unions are fiercely committed to transforming […]
SEATTLE (Oct. 6, 2021) — Members of the Northwest Carpenters Union are being told to return to work today after the union reached a tentative agreement to end its nearly three-week strike. The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters — an independent union that is not affiliated with the AFL-CIO or the Washington State Labor […]
TUKWILA (Oct. 6, 2021) — Get ready for the Halloween Trunk or Treat! This fun family event featuring food, raffles, music, and of course, candy is open to all and will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31 in the parking lot of the Teamsters Hall, 14675 Interurban Blvd. in Tukwila. It is sponsored […]
The following is from the Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council: SPOKANE (Oct. 5, 2021) — Delegates, guests and partners gathered for the 64th Convention of the Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council in Spokane at the Historic Davenport Hotel from Sept. 27-29. Opening our convention, the Airway Heights Correctional Center Honor Guard […]
APWU plans informational picket against slower mail standards, plant consolidation REDMOND, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2021) — The Greater Seattle Area Local of the American Postal Workers Union will be conducting an informational picket line starting at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1 at the Redmond Post office at 7241 185th Ave. NE. The event will […]
UPDATE (Sept. 28, 2021) — Hundreds of workers participated in a Solidarity Rally at Seattle’s Lake Union Fountain Park on Monday to show their support for Puget Sound-area Carpenters who have been on strike against the Associated General Contractors since Sept. 16. Several elected officials were also on hand, including King County Executive Dow Constantine, […]
UPDATE (Sept. 28, 2021) — The Northwest Carpenters Union has resumed sanctioned roving strike picket lines at multiple projects in the region, but not at PLA job sites where Carpenters continue to work. Union says unsanctioned picketing by Sawant, others has placed it in legal jeopardy SEATTLE (Sept. 24, 2021) — The Pacific […]
The following is from MLK Labor: SEATTLE (Sept. 24, 2021) — This past week, MLK Labor launched a groundbreaking digital hiring hall that will connect job-seekers with good, union jobs in King County. The project, which has been in development for months, will be run in partnership with the workforce development organization Partner in Employment […]
Washington state is UNION STRONG!
CLICK HERE to find out why, and how YOU can get started forming a Union at your workplace!
AFL-CIO Now!