Work Zone Awareness Week highlights the dangers faced by roadside workers & motorists with hundreds killed and thousands injured each year. “Safety isn’t just a moment—it’s a mindset we carry every single day,” said LiUNA Int'l VP & Northwest Regional Manager Bob Abbott
https://ow.ly/K2IG50YNGf7

Today's News:
✍️UAW Local 4121: Protecting our immigrant workers
✍️ Labor Secretary resigns amid misconduct allegations
✍️Strike looms for 40k UC healthcare workers
✍️Trump’s AI plan lacks tech guardrails
✍️Wage theft is tax fraud

https://ow.ly/8TnJ50YNFlw

Frontline healthcare workers fight for first contract — The STAND Healthcare workers are turning up the heat on management as they fight for a first union contract at PeaceHealth SW

PeaceHealth Southwest workers are rallying 4/30 as they fight for a first union contract with OFNHP. Workers are demanding that PeaceHealth management stop stalling & start extending the respect, collaboration, & social justice they claim to value to frontline caregivers.
https://ow.ly/WHWs50YNEWT

SEIU 925 member Riz Monghit joined hundreds of union members at the @wslc.bsky.social's Labor & Immigration Summit in Tacoma over the weekend to learn, strategize, and build power for immigrant workers and all working people.

#UnionsForAll #ImmigrantRights

When workers and immigrants are under attack, we stand up and fight back.
📣Stand with Labor this May Day.
Join us at Cal Anderson Park at noon for speakers 🥁 then we march.
More info ➡️ https://www.seattlemayday.org/

Today's News:
✍️Rotschy, ‘the worst safety record’ in WA?
✍️UNITE HERE files complaint over ICE at the World Cup
✍️Trump not sending consumers tariff relief
✍️34k NYC Doorman reach TA
✍️Labor exploitation with Seattle hot dog vendors?

https://ow.ly/kQT050YMUpp

Hit the streets for International Workers Day on 5/1 in solidarity with millions fighting for dignity and justice worldwide. As threats to workers’ rights, immigrants, & democracy grow, events across WA will bring labor and community together in action. More info ➡️
https://ow.ly/mPMo50YMUFx

Hundreds of union members gathered for the WSLC Labor & Immigration Summit to defend immigrant workers & build power. The summit featured speeches by State Rep. Sharlett Mena & WSLC Pres. April Sims, who said, “When they target immigrant workers, they target all of us.”
https://ow.ly/8t3g50YMUUT

Hundreds of union members gathered in Tacoma today for the WSLC’s Labor & Immigration Summit, learning, strategizing, and building power for immigrant workers and all working people.

Today's News:
✍️OSEs at WWU are union-certified
✍️IAM District 751 ranks are growing
✍️House votes to preserve Haitian TPS
✍️Unions sue NLRB over legal power grab
✍️Palantir’s role in immigration crackdown
https://ow.ly/eFnI50YLlUf

After strong organizing by AFSCME Local 3758, TRL leadership reversed over 80% of planned layoffs following community pressure. While some cuts remain, workers are continuing to fight for sustainable funding & accountability from leadership for the current financial crisis.
https://ow.ly/tt8S50YLkHy

After filing a ULP, Washington State Nurses Association won a settlement requiring PeaceHealth to stop threatening workers’ health insurance during strikes. The victory protects all employees, union represented or not, & reinforces the right to organize w/out intimidation.
https://ow.ly/55xK50YLkN5

Hit the streets with Tacoma Labor fam this May 1st!

Today's News:
✍️WFSE local 304 rallies to keep Seattle carpentry program
✍️Community stands with VEA to oppose layoffs
✍️Starbucks is bargaining backwards
✍️DoD makes move to end most CBAs
✍️Trump’s NLRB isn’t investigating worker complaints
https://ow.ly/t4G750YKAKA

WSU postdoctoral scholars with UAW Region 6 ratified their first union contract with 99% support, winning significant pay increases, stronger workplace protections, & expanded rights for international scholars as postdoc organizing continues to grow nationwide
https://ow.ly/Ph3Y50YKAte

Citing anti-worker actions, labor abuses in the supply chain, and weakened co-op democracy, more than 20,000 people have pledged to boycott REI during the Anniversary Sale, in solidarity with REI Workers United. Join them ➡️
https://ow.ly/bUHS50YKzp9

Today's News:
✍️How the AG lobby killed farmworker rights
✍️What your taxes pay for
✍️Public employees & AI
✍️ICE arrests delivery drivers at military base
✍️88 big corporations paid $0 in ‘24 fed taxes
https://ow.ly/7M7150YK3z0

Library workers with AFSCME Local 3758 are mobilizing against plans to cut nearly 40% of Timberland Regional Library staff, warning of impacts to services & access. They’re urging leaders to halt layoffs & work with the union to find solutions. Click here to support ➡️
https://ow.ly/hNQc50YK2YS

Support a union-built, clean energy project — The STAND A new clean energy project along the Columbia river would create more than 3,000 union jobs CLATSKANIE, OR (April 15, 2026) — Local unions and labor organizations in Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon are urging community support for a new clean energy project at Port Westward on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. The […]

Support is growing from unions across SW Washington and NW Oregon for the NXTClean Fuels project at Port Westward, set to create 3,000+ union jobs. Make your voice heard, support this job-creating clean energy project by April 20 via the UFCW Local 555 action alert ➡️
https://ow.ly/xl3q50YK2OV

Today's News:
✍️PDX TSA: ‘Pay us for our work’
✍️Savings for WA families in Millionaires tax
✍️Hollywood opposes Paramount-WB merger
✍️LAUSD, SEIU_ORG reach deal
✍️Unions making gains in the South
https://ow.ly/bMGv50YJ345

NLRB affirms Google's obligation to bargain — The STAND “This is a victory for temps, vendors and contractors around the industry who just want to have a say in their benefits and working conditions” MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA (April 14, 2026) — The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found that Google violated legal obligations under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to bargain with members […]

The NLRB found Google broke labor law by refusing to bargain with Alphabet Workers Union (AWU-CWA) during negotiations with a joint-employer. The ruling affirms Google’s role as an employer & marks a win for contracted tech workers fighting for fair pay & workplace rights.
https://ow.ly/BrKp50YJ2EE

Union pushes back on Hertz contract violation — The STAND Workers at Hertz saw the union difference firsthand when the company tried to unilaterally change production standards.

Hertz pushed unsafe productivity demands at SeaTac, but Teamsters fought back & filed a multi-state grievance that forced the company to uphold their negotiated agreement. “We’re not going to let Hertz bully our members,” said Paul Dascher, Secretary-Treasurer Teamsters 117
https://ow.ly/Ef5e50YJ2jC

Our IATSE // #IASolidarity Local 15 siblings working at Encore Global are demanding fair wages and respect for the skilled work that they provide. If Encore still wants our business, they have to come to the table and settle a fair contract NOW!

Pierce CLC declares May 'Hunger Action Month' — The STAND Pierce County's largest labor organization is calling for collective, direct action to support working families

Declaring May 2026 as Hunger Action Month, Pierce County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO is mobilizing a monthlong, community-centered series. Unions will lead food drives, events, & partnerships to support working families facing rising costs.
Click for a list of actions ➡️
https://ow.ly/3fbv50YIrhh

Today's News:
✍️Fed. workers struggling a year after Trump cuts
✍️Apple shuts down union store
✍️JBS workers ratify new contract
✍️Labor secretary faces civil rights complaints from staff
✍️Trump declares war on mail-in ballots
https://ow.ly/vq9O50YIqYw

All are invited to the UW Worker Memorial Day Ceremony, April 27 from 12-12:45 pm on the UW Seattle Campus, commemorating workers who've lost their life on the job and reckoning with how we make our workplaces safer for all. https://ow.ly/yiEq50YFRqy

Families & educators organized with AFT Washington are mobilizing to support & save parent education programs serving 4k+ WA families. With funding at risk, they’re rallying, organizing, & working to raise $2M by May 14 to prevent closures. Help save parent education ➡️
https://ow.ly/SnsM50YIqFS

Dolores Huerta holding a sign that says “Huelga” which translates to “Strike.” Photo credit: Smithsonian

Happy 96th birthday to Dolores Huerta, a true legend of the labor movement! From championing farm workers to empowering women nationwide, her tireless dedication to civil and labor rights is an inspiration to us all. ¡Sí, se puede!

The WSLC AFL-CIO is hiring a Political Organizer to support statewide campaigns, mobilize union members, & build organizing infrastructure. This full-time role is ideal for someone with campaign experience, strong organizing & data skills. Learn more & apply ➡️
https://ow.ly/ape950YHgew

NewsGuild-CWA, ACLU defend press freedom in federal court — The STAND "The government cannot properly silence the People or the Press simply because the government disagrees," ruled the court

The 9th Circuit ruled that journalists, protesters, & legal observers are likely to succeed in a 1st Amend. lawsuit against DHS over retaliatory force. “Nobody should face violence or retaliation for documenting federal agents...”—Lexis-Olivier Ray The NewsGuild-CWA
https://ow.ly/cwBR50YHg2F