When Hostess Brands shut down and closed its bakeries in November 2012, approximately 18,000 workers in 48 states lost their jobs, including about 250 here in...
By CONOR M. CASEY Special to The Stand SEATTLE (Feb. 25, 2013) — MayWorks, an annual month-long celebration of workers’ culture and history first organized in...
By JUSTINE WINNIE The Stand SEATTLE (Feb. 20, 2013) — Hard hats, union tees, and business suits dotted the crowd in equal measure, and shouts of...
The following letter by Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, is being sent to the 500-plus union organizations affiliated with the WSLC....
Mark your 2013 calendars now for the major events of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. The 2013 LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE will be Thursday, March 7 at...
The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the state’s largest labor organization representing some 400,000 union members from more than 600 local unions, has an exciting internship...
Human trafficking is the use of force, fraud or coercion to compel a person into any form of labor against their will. Organized labor in Washington...
The International Labor Communications Association announced Thursday that The Stand swept the 2012 ILCA Awards in its category for union websites, winning First Awards honors for...
After an unprecedented pre-primary Labor Neighbor effort, the Washington State Labor Council’s grassroots union member-to-member political education program begins its general election efforts in earnest this...
WENATCHEE — The 2012 Constitutional Convention of the Washington State Labor Council was held Aug. 6-9 at the Coast Wenatchee Hotel and Convention Center. At the...