Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO

🚪Thanks to everyone who came out for Labor Neighbor in Spokane & Yakima this weekend!☀️ Join us for the final push of Labor Neighbor this week! 🔗 https://ow.ly/2H2X5101wAz

Labor news from the STAND: ✍️Longview families sue Nippon Dynawave ✍️SOS Hobbs pushes back on DOJ claims ✍️First 737 MAX 10 rolls off Everett line ✍️Slaughterhouse lines put workers at risk ✍️REI workers call out industry leaders https://ow.ly/rchY5101tOA

From the STAND: Nearly 300 Seattle school bus drivers with Teamsters Local 174 ratified a new contract securing major gains in healthcare, retirement benefits & wages. “This is no ordinary contract. This one will continue to change lives,”said Secretary-Treasurer Rick Hicks https://ow.ly/u1w95101tGe

Labor news from the STAND: ✍️Snohomish Co students train in trades ✍️Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders unionize ✍️DOJ sends election monitors to King Co. ✍️ICE sweeps disrupt U.S. food supply ✍️IATSE // #IASolidarity wants workers shaping AI tools https://ow.ly/eJu251016tm

From the STAND: Virginia Mason Washington State Nurses Association nurses will picket Friday 10/30, as management. continues to resist their safe staffing proposals. “These shortsighted decisions put our patients & staff directly at risk,” said the WSNA bargaining team. https://ow.ly/I0BM51015G9

From the STAND: Diagnostic imaging workers w/SEIU Healthcare 1199NW at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Enumclaw will picket on 10/29 as Mgmt. pushes proposals that would increase their healthcare costs. Join workers at 3PM as they fight to protect their benefits & safe staffing➡️ https://ow.ly/mjas51015Xg

🗳️We’ve got LD2️⃣6️⃣ endorsements on the 2️⃣6️⃣th in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ ✅Renee Hernandez Greenfield (AFT Washington) — State House, Position 2 ✅Deborah Krishnadasan — State Senate

 And while we’re here. Remember these union positions ➡️ 🚫 NO on I-001
 🚫 NO on I-638
 🚫 NO on I-645

 wslc.org/vote/

We have POWER when we stand TOGETHER

Labor news from the STAND: ✍️Lynden teachers reach TA ✍️DOE fighting Hanford workers’ claims ✍️You’re voting early, right? RIGHT?! ✍️Profits soar but workers’ income falls ✍️Judge blocks election-related DHS sweeps https://ow.ly/1ahZ5100h3B

Spokesman-Review journalists with the Spokane Editorial Society voted no confidence in Comma Journalism Labs’ board if it retains suspended editor Rob Curley. As the paper transitions to the nonprofit, workers are calling for accountability & a voting seat on the board https://ow.ly/1yg65100gJc

From the STAND: Nearly 600 Call of Duty testers w/CWA are prepared to strike for their first contract after 2+ years of bargaining. They're among 2.5k union workers at Activision-Blizzard leading efforts to organize the gaming industry around wages, & workplace protections. https://ow.ly/SQbm5100ge9

Labor Neighbor is hitting up the east side ☀️ of the state this week! Join union members knocking doors in Yakima & Spokane or phone banking virtually to talk with workers about what's on the ballot this November. 🗳️ Find an event near you & join us! https://ow.ly/mafP50ZZUXl

From the STAND: Labor siblings are invited to pack the parking lot for the annual Teamsters Trunk or Treat on 10/31. Bring your creativity & crew to host a trunk for some Halloween fun with union families & the community. For more information, click here ➡️ https://ow.ly/ntvF50ZZRP2

Labor news from the STAND: ✍️Competitive pay key for WSF ✍️Lynden educators authorize strike ✍️I-645 could raise childcare costs ✍️CA state workers strike ✍️WGA East rolls out AI protections https://ow.ly/uhJj50ZZRII

Labor news from the STAND: ✍️WA farmworkers’ hours & pay are down ✍️Election officials urge use ballot dropboxes ✍️SVC professional staff unionize with AFT Washington ✍️PDX city workers authorize strike ✍️Lawful resident dies in ICE custody https://ow.ly/ctXE50ZZu6v

The WA Supreme Court will hear United Farm Workers & former Windmill Farms workers’ appeal challenging a forced arbitration ruling, in a case that could impact any WA workers subject to coercive arbitration agreements. Stand w/farm workers at the 10/22 hearing in Olympia ➡️ https://ow.ly/iTRo50ZZ67x

Labor news from the STAND: ✍️Vote early ✍️FAA, Air Traffic Controllers reach contract ✍️The return of child labor ✍️Consumers push back on AI pricing ✍️VA lets union contract expire https://ow.ly/INNe50ZZ4Hb

👀 Clark, Klickitat & Skamania counties, this one's for you. Here are the labor-endorsed ✊ candidates in LD 17 & 18 to remember when filling out your ballot 🗳️ See all endorsements ➡️ wslc.org/vote/

Labor news from the STAND: ✍️’No Kings’ highlights early voting ✍️Inflation wipes out wage gains ✍️Teens say NO on I-001 ✍️ICE detention & data concerns ✍️Unions raise pay & close wage gaps https://ow.ly/6CMB50ZYBqh

Virginia Mason nurses w/Washington State Nurses Association say short staffing is putting patients at risk & forcing them to skip breaks. With management so far rejecting their contract proposals, nurses are asking community members to sign their petition for safe staffing➡️ https://ow.ly/WB4250ZYAXJ

WSLC President April Sims & Secretary-Treasurer Cherika Carter were reelected by acclamation for another four-year term. “This moment demands that we rise to the occasion, and that’s exactly what Washington’s labor movement is doing,” said Sims. https://ow.ly/zc3y50ZXShf

🗣️SEA MAR Home Care workers are overworked and underpaid! It’s time for management to come to the table and bargain over better working conditions and pay!

VOTE NO ON 645 — What's one thing nurses and fellow Washingtonians should remember before casting their ballot on Initiative 645 this November? @wslc.bsky.social @no645.bsky.social

When the Seattle Times sued OpenAI, it took a stand to defend human-made journalism. But 6 months into contract negotiations, management is refusing to protect all newsroom workers’ jobs from that tech.The STAND spoke to a copy editor about why the human touch still matters https://ow.ly/gTuP50ZXNBk

Labor Neighbor is all over the map this weekend! 🚪Join union members knocking doors in Mount Vernon, Bellingham & Redmond to talk with fellow workers about what's on the ballot this November Join one of our Virtual phone banks 📞 10/15 at 5 PM & 10/20 at 1 PM:  Join us ➡️ https://ow.ly/M0km50ZXM54

The WSLC is hiring for our '27 legislative internship! Apply now to help advance a pro-worker agenda during the upcoming legislative session. Position is paid, offers membership in OPEIU 8, & begins January 4 in Olympia. Apply by 11/6 at 4 PM. Details in the link ➡️ www.thestand.org/2026/10/appl...

Labor news from the STAND: ✍️NOvember: No on I-645, 638 & 001 ✍️What’s next for WSF? ✍️MOHAI workers win union ✍️Trump makes it harder for farmers ✍️Chicago hotel workers strike https://ow.ly/a1hA50ZXluJ

2+ years into contract negotiations, Horizon flight attendants with AFA-CWA, The Flight Attendant Union will hold info pickets on Wednesday at airports across the western U.S., including at SEA, Paine Field & PDX as part of a multi-state day of action. Join the picket ➡️ https://ow.ly/GjXb50ZXllM

Sea Mar home care workers with OPEIU Local 8 will hold an info picket in Seattle on Wednesday over low wages & understaffing. With base pay at minimum wage, workers wait an average of 9 years for a raise above it, while executives earn six- & seven-figure salaries. https://ow.ly/Yp7Z50ZXl0T

We honor Indigenous peoples who have stewarded these lands since time immemorial & continue to fight for sovereignty and independence. We stand in solidarity with Indigenous workers & communities in our shared fight for dignity, justice & workers’ rights. ✊

Labor news from the STAND: ✍️Federal cuts hit Black women hardest ✍️Unions key to WA energy buildout ✍️Green card disruption for Microsoft workers ✍️Tech workers need whistleblower rights https://ow.ly/vt0G50ZWwgE

The W.S.L.C is accepting applications for its 2027 Legislative Internship in Olympia. This paid internship offers hands-on experience with the labor movement, tracking bills, researching legislation, and advancing pro-worker legislation. Apply by 11/6. https://ow.ly/JHau50ZWvEL

Today is #LatinaEqualPayDay 🦋 The wage gap persists: Latina workers earn 58 cents for every $1 paid to non-Hispanic white men. But when workers come together in a union, they win better wages, fair schedules, paid leave & benefits. Equal pay isn’t given. It’s bargained. ✊

Labor news from the STAND: ✍️WSLC Pres. Sims debates I-645 tonight ✍️Hollywood unions sound alarm ✍️’What’s missing? A union’ ✍️DC workers protest driverless taxis
 ✍️Billionaires flood ’26 election with $1.7B https://ow.ly/c9xb50ZW1LT

From the STAND: Workers of Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering & more are organizing with CWA They’re asking supporters to sign a petition urging Wizards of the Coast to recognize their union & bargain in good faith. Sign here ➡️ https://ow.ly/mlmM50ZW0Hr

Day 1 of our campaign has been a critical hit! Thank you so much for your support, we'll share more news as it develops! Sign our petition to encourage Wizards to voluntarily recognize our union! 🎲🐉🏰 actionnetwork.org/forms/uwotcp...

With at least 18 nurses running for Congress and several running for the WA state legislature, it's clear that nurses are seeing we can't sit on the sidelines. Healthcare is a major issue on everyone's minds right now and a major focus of political campaigns. Learn more in @medpagetoday.com.

🚪 Labor Neighbor is heading to LD 26 this week! Join union members knocking doors & talking to workers about what’s on the ballot this November. 🗳️ Sign up to join us! 🔗 Link ➡️ www.mobilize.us/waaflcio/

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