Union leaders’ profound words calling out racial injustice are important and necessary. We must also act — now and in the future — to end police...
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 COMBATING RACISM ► From the Seattle Times — George Floyd protests continue in Seattle area; one turns chaotic on Capitol...
The union, which includes 30,000 police officers, says institutional racism ‘threatens our very freedom’ SEATTLE (June 2, 2020) — Many police unions are independent guilds...
UPDATE (Sept. 25, 2020) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO made additional endorsements at its 2020 Convention in September. Here is the complete list of...
Monday, June 1, 2020 COMBATING RACISM ► From the Seattle Times — Seattle demonstrations vent anguish at death of George Floyd and more, for...
AFL-CIO’s Trumka: “We will clean up the glass, sweep away the ashes and keep doing our part to bring a better day out of this hour...
SEATTLE (May 31, 2020) — The following statement was issued Friday by WSLC President Larry Brown and Secretary Treasurer April Sims: The Washington State Labor Council...
Friday, May 29, 2020 LOCAL ► LIVE from the Seattle Times — Coronavirus daily news update, May 29 — The latest count of COVID-19...
UPDATE (June 1, 2020) — America faces a crisis on three critical fronts: a public health pandemic, an economic freefall, and long-standing structural discrimination. As a...