Pierce County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO

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From the STAND: Union members recognize the bosses’ divide & conquer strategy” on our ballots, write Mara Rafferty & Jarel Sanders, calling out millionaire-fueled fearmongering about trans youth used to divide & distract working families from the ultimate goal: cutting taxes on the rich.

Register for "From Poverty to Possibilities 2026," United Way of Pierce County's annual community conversation focused on understanding the realities of poverty and advancing solutions that create pathways to stability and opportunity. Nov 17, 2026 lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/jqq9z9w

Congratulations to Pierce Labor's newly sworn-in delegates! We're glad to have you and look forward to the work we'll do together 💪 #BetterInAUnion

Want to grow the economy and create jobs? Put more money in working people's pockets so they can spend it in their communities, not in offshore accounts of people who already have more money than they could spend in 100 lifetimes.

What a Day for Democracy! Members of the Washington Education Association joined us to launch a GOTV push as ballots are landing in mailboxes this week.

Asked if the rising costs hurt their ability to save for retirement, every generation—from baby boomers to Gen Z—says they’re pinching pennies and delaying longer-term savings. Who is looking out for the hard-working people and their hard earned savings? www.newsweek.com/americans-re...

Are you or someone you know a union member who is getting closer to retirement? Check out this free workshop with everything you need to know to be union strong into retirement! RSVP at bit.ly/unionstrongretirement

Join the No on 645 campaign for a watch party of the debate between former-congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler and Washington State Labor Council President April Sims, Thursday, October 8th, at 7:30pm! RSVP for the Tacoma location at the link below! www.mobilize.us/no645/event/...

Following our FOIA requests, we obtained groundbreaking records showing ICE’s attempts to silence voters. ICE obtained 48.4 million records from Heather Honey, a known election denier, as a “strategic line of effort” to pursue voter fraud investigations.

From the STAND: WA early educators are helping reshape the broken child care system with the new Child Care Workforce Standards Board.“We are hopeful this Board can help transform the child care industry & build the child care workforce we desperately need,"-SEIU Local 925 President Tricia Schroeder

Today's News: ✍️Tacoma St. Joe’s techs authorize strike ✍️Wake up call for WSF ✍️WA Supreme Court race heats up ✍️AFGE blasts TSA chair removal ✍️Congress questions USFS immigration arrests https://ow.ly/uNPt50ZVChL

Working families nationwide are all saying the same thing: Shit’s too expensive. Groceries, rent, utilities, gas - everything is skyrocketing. This economy is broken. This November, let’s send pro-worker candidates to Congress and create an economy that works for all of us!

New from me. James Gardner was bullied for being Indigenous as a kid—so his friends lovingly call him “NDN.” As a concrete specialist, NDN was exposed to chemicals that have left him disabled, terminal, & facing foreclosure on his home. I speak w/ him @therealnews.com therealnews.com/working-in-c...

From 1979-2007, Black women with bachelor’s degrees were the only group of women to maintain labor force participation rates above 80 percent. Yet, despite their high labor force participation, highly educated Black women have been—and continue to be—systematically held back from upward mobility.

About 11,000 Washington residents lost their Medicaid coverage today. Anticipated downstream effects include more ER visits from people who are uninsured. Will your staffing keep up? Read the @kuow.org article at kuow.org/health/2026-09-30/14-000-wa-residents-expected-to-lose-medicaid-oct-1

As ballots begin arriving for the November 3 General Election, we're heading into our communities to make sure voters have the trusted information and resources they need to participate. RSVP to canvass with us for A Day of Democracy at bit.ly/DAYOFDEMOCRACY

Thanks to all who came out for @keeppiercemoving and @piercetransit this Saturday for the labor launch and canvass! Remember to vote YES on the back of your ballot for Prop. 1!

We’re out knocking doors & making signs at the labor canvass kickoff for the Keep Pierce Moving campaign with @piercelabor.bsky.social! Vote yes on Prop 1 Tacoma!

Today we closed on eastside Tacoma's Willard Early Learning Center! Plans include childcare during nontraditional hours, apprenticeships for childcare workers, space for affiliates and community groups - PCCLC's first home of its own since the late 1970's! Read more at bit.ly/willardpurchase

NEW resource to help community members learn more about Prop 1 - use the interactive map to compare your current route with proposed changes, see proposed new routes & explore how access to destinations like healthcare, parks & schools could improve. ballot.piercetransit.org/interactive-...

Join Project Help for the Meeting of the Minds virtual workers’ compensation conference on 10/8 at 8AM.Speakers include WSLC Pres. April Sims & L&I Dir. Joel Sacks, followed by sessions on mental health, return to work, & 10 things to know about industrial insurance appeals https://ow.ly/2uoA50ZQiCt

Wages for typical workers have been largely suppressed since the 1970s while wages for the top 1% skyrocketed. This was not inevitable. It was a policy choice. And this rising inequality is the root cause of today's affordability challenges. We break it down in 10 charts. 👇

Join us at 3201 S D St. on Saturday, September 26 for our Pierce Transit Labor Canvass Kickoff! We will have two canvassing shifts beginning at 10am and 2pm with lunch at 12pm and kickoff speeches at 1pm. Bring a drill for sign-building at 12! More info and RSVP at bit.ly/laborfortransit

Working people make the economy run. It shouldn’t be this hard to make ends meet. It’s time elected officials prioritize workers, not billionaires and CEOs. This November, let’s elect pro-worker candidates and take back our country for workers! BetterInAUnion.org

Pope Leo’s Magnifica Humanitas could have been written by the trade union movement. His call to put human dignity at the center of technological change is a powerful affirmation of what working people will continue to fight for.

Shit’s too expensive, and working families are falling behind while bosses make record pay. But workers are ready to fight for an economy and a country for the people, not the billionaires. Join us as we take our country back. Make a plan to vote: https://betterinaunion.org/vote

🎥Building Power and Democracy at Work with #MigrantWorkers 🗣️“We now spend 80 times more on immigration enforcement than on labour standards enforcement—more than most countries spend on their entire military.” — Shannon Lederer @aflcio.org 📺Webinar: buff.ly/IsNjEoo 📰ITUC report: buff.ly/c685VGz

For the folks in the back: CEOS ARE PAID *325* TIMES AS MUCH AS THE TYPICAL WORKER! 📣 It hasn't always been this way. It doesn't have to be this way. When workers had more power, CEOs were paid 21 times as much as their workers. Workers, it's time to take your power back. #FormAUnion #UnionStrong

The Protect College Sports Act would disempower athletes, snuff their compensation and bust their union-organizing efforts. Will you take a moment to make a call and tell your senators to vote NO on the Protect College Sports Act?

Next Tuesday! Union Training to Defend Our Votes and Elections - Sept 22 actionnetwork.org/events/union...

America’s unions are relieved that the Supreme Court blocked the Trump admin’s attempt to restrict who is able to vote in our 2026 elections. We’ll continue to fight any future attempts by this administration to undermine our fundamental freedom to vote.

This is a victory for voters in Washington state, and across the nation. Our beloved vote-by-mail system is secure and effective and our state will count every vote in this election. The MAGA GOP want to block eligible votes from counting so they can seize power to rule over us. We won't let them.

"The LaborLab Union-Busting Cost Calculator helps workers estimate how much their employers are spending on union-avoidance consultants, instead of investing that money in their workplaces." 📰 https://ow.ly/ZVSr50ZNuAs

California just passed a law saying your boss can't use AI to scan your emotions and read your neural data at work. Wild that a law like this needs to exist. Wilder that without it, they absolutely would.

Today's the day to check your voter registration status! You can cross it off your to-do list in a couple easy steps at betterinaunion.org/check and share with coworkers, friends, and family! #BetterInAUnion #VoterRegistrationDay

Happy #NationalColoringDay! Visit bit.ly/PierceLaborColoringBook to download your printable PCCLC coloring page 🖍️

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944

Dr. Kevin Glover in Spokane is one of over a hundred doctors and medical professionals who oppose the harmful I-638. Vote NO on I-638 this November #NoHateWAState

Have you moved, changed your name or just haven’t checked your voter registration in a while? Take a minute today to make sure you’re registered and ready to vote:

Welcome to our new members at @iam2202_humanrights and NALC Local 130! We are so glad to have you joining the PCCLC family. ✊🏻

Why the Stories Working People Tell Ourselves About Ourselves Matter This is a speech I've been dying to write and give for many years. I finally got the chance to do it this weekend in Wheeling, WV, at The Reuther-Pollack Labor History Symposium @therealnews.com therealnews.com/why-the-stor...

Thank you to our brothers, sisters and siblings who joined us in songs and stories around the resting place of the legendary Ralph Chaplin this Labor Day.

We had a great time talking to voters today at the @piercelabor.bsky.social picnic with @upwaindivisible.bsky.social

Happy Labor Day from PCCLC at the Ralph Chaplin Memorial ✊🏻

TOMORROW at 10:30 AM Pacific in #WashingtonState: Join the @piercelabor.bsky.social for their annual Ralph Chaplin memorial ceremony in #Tacoma Find out more at tinyurl.com/3tdeax5n #LaborHistory #LaborDay #Solidarity #Music #Song #SouthSound #GritCity #TacomaWA

Rally in Olympia for WFSE tomorrow! actionnetwork.org/events/labor...