Sending Love: A letter to Black workers, organizers, and labor leaders By CHERIKA CARTER and SYBILL HYPPOLITE (June 12, 2020) — As the world and the United States navigate the coronavirus pandemic, there’s a common refrain that we’re living in unprecedented times, with mass unemployment, unsafe working conditions for those still working, lack of […]
If we can’t solve this crisis, we could lose an engine for equality in Washington By BILL LYNE (June 9, 2020) — From 2008 to 2012, during the recession that now seems more quaint than great, Washington state slashed appropriations to public higher education. This only accelerated a process of privatization. Following a trend […]
Organized labor is a direct threat to white supremacy. We need to put that threat into action. By APRIL SIMS (June 4, 2020) — Say their names: Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. George Floyd. Tony McDade. David McAtee. Manuel Ellis. Some days it’s hard to breathe. Here’s my truth: I’m a Black mother raising Black […]
The virus has brought into focus much about our country that was already weak, broken and just plain wrong. By KEN WINKES (May 28, 2020) — COVID-19 has punched the nation’s pause button, and though the president is eager to get things back to “normal” before the November election becomes a plebiscite on his […]
Inspired by the ongoing Allan Brothers strike, other fruit warehouse workers are walking off the job to demand safe workplaces and hazard pay. By DULCE GUTIÉRREZ YAKIMA (May 13, 2020) — There is a powerful force among the people in Yakima right now. It’s the force of solidarity and collective power. And it’s spreading […]
The same right-wing groups that oppose unions are backing ‘reopen’ protests By PETER STARZYNSKI (May 1, 2020) — We are living in unprecedented times. Businesses shuttered, employees furloughed, anxious families sheltering at home, while a virus we know little about has claimed the lives of more Americans than the Vietnam War did. While we […]
We won’t gather together for it, but this may be the most important Worker Memorial Day of our lifetimes By LARRY BROWN (April 27, 2020) — As President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, I have the honor and privilege of joining representatives of Washington’s state government and the business community at the […]
Grocery, farm workers are among many essential workers we must keep safe By SEN. KAREN KEISER and REP. MIKE SELLS (April 21, 2020) — Ever since the coronavirus pandemic hit our shores, the safest course has been to stay home and stay away from others. Unfortunately, not everyone can do that. The sacrifices of […]
For this crisis and the next, we must manage our future better than our past By STAN SORSCHER (April 6, 2020) — The pandemic has dominated our minds for weeks. Each day, new important lessons are drawn into the spotlight, demanding attention. ● We needed much better testing. ● We should have comprehensive health […]
By DAMON A. SILVERS (March 11, 2020) — The stock market fell 7% at the open Monday morning. That may not sound like a lot, but it’s a catastrophic collapse—a financial crisis type number. Typically, the market might gain or lose in a whole year the value that was lost by the time the sound […]
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