Y’all showed up STRONG last Saturday at the Washington State Labor Council’s Labor & Immigration summit. Powerful conversations among rank and file, leaders, and community partners to defend dignity and stand together across borders.
Happy Administrative Professionals Day!
Every day, assistants, secretaries, receptionists and other administrative professionals make sure workplaces across the country run smoothly and effectively. Thank you for all that you do to make our work possible.
A livable planet and a living wage.
Safe working conditions and a safe climate.
These aren't different fights. They're the same.
Happy Earth Day! 🌏✊
#EarthDay #UnionsForAll
Pierce County’s transit future is on the line. 🚊 Join this town hall to show up for working people, ask questions, and get informed ✊🏻
If you missed the summit, here's the best way to catch up on what we heard and learned here in Tacoma on Saturday! www.thestand.org/2026/04/wslc...
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
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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
Earlier this month, healthcare workers at Community Health Care clinics ratified a strong new contract. We came together for real wage increases, good benefits, and fair discipline, and our unity and actions — including 7 simultaneous pickets across Tacoma — secured us a great contract.
Welcome to new delegates! Last week we had a powerful reminder from Michelle Douglas of @emergencyfoodnetwork that when labor shows up, our community gets fed. Together, we’re building partnerships that turn solidarity into real support for Pierce County families.
May is Hunger Action Month at Pierce Labor. There are several easy ways for you and your friends, coworkers, housemates, etc to contribute to the availability of food for our community. If you’re sharing your hunger action events, don’t forget to tag us!
The vision of our new home of labor in Tacoma has grown with some elbow grease and time put in by volunteers last Friday! We feel the love and can’t wait to share our space with community in the coming weeks and months!
Union-busting? Not on our watch! Stand with @seiuhealthcare1199nw workers at Good Samaritan on Friday, April 3rd!
Labor and friends of labor! Come walk with us to fight hunger for @emergencyfoodnetwork on May 2nd. Sign up today to start the fundraising FUN!
Powell: "The thing a good number of people on the committee are concerned about is very very low level of job creation. If you adjust the trend job creation over the past 6 months for what we think is overstatement due to overcounting, effectively there is 0 net job creation in the private sector"
The SAVE America Act would create unnecessary barriers to register to vote and dramatically restrict which citizens vote.
The Senate must reject this dangerous legislation.
A green-themed campaign graphic promoting “YES Tacoma Parks Prop 1.” The top section shows a blue box with bright green and white text reading “YES Tacoma Parks Prop 1,” alongside a green tree and silhouettes of children playing. Below, on a solid green background, the Pierce County Central Labor Council AFL-CIO logo appears next to large white text reading “Labor Endorsed.” The overall design emphasizes parks, community, and environmental investment.
Pierce County Labor has endorsed Parks Tacoma Proposition 1 because it delivers real results: up to $155 million invested in more than 40 parks, community centers, and Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium projects... all with no increase in taxes.
This April 28th, vote YES on Prop. 1! 🌲
Tell your senators: Don't make voting harder for working people. Call: 844-733-3172 | AFL-CIO
The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression scam targeting working people who don’t have the time or money to get a passport or stand in a DMV-style line to chase down their documents. Make your voice heard. Tell your senators: stop the SAVE America Act! https://bit.ly/4rvhAeV
UFCW Local 3000 seeks a Membership Services Representative - Full Time to be based in Des Moines, WA. Details at unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @ufcw3000.bsky.social @ufcw.bsky.social
"These findings underscore that healthcare affordability is not just a health issue: It is a significant economic and societal challenge that affects nearly every aspect of life."
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This week we were honored to have @repstricklandwa as a guest to share with us the work she’s been doing and state of affairs in the other Washington. We also welcomed new delegates and Jade and Rick took the Executive Officer Oath of Office! What a week!
Flyer advertising an "Online Stewards' Workshop" to discuss investigating grievances. The online event is scheduled for Monday, March 16th at 8pm Eastern. You can find out more at labornotes.org/events.
Join stewards across various unions to talk about strategies and best practices for grievance investigations!
When: Monday, March 16, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET
Where: Online via Zoom
Sign up here: labornotes.org/events/2026/...
Railroad tracks run through countless communities. Without safety reform, risk of a toxic derailment like the one in East Palestine, OH is ever-present. We thank Reps. Chris Deluzio, Mike Rulli, Nick LaLota & John Garamendi for reintroducing the bipartisan Railway Safety Act. ttd.org/news-and-med...
After their service and sacrifices, veterans shouldn’t have their essential health care put at risk, but that's exactly what has happened at the VA under their DOGE/Project 2025 agenda.
Eliminating thousands of medical positions is an attack on veterans.
Graphic styled like a news screenshot from “the STAND” with the headline, “Tacoma-Pierce County labor bodies endorse Yolanda Lewis.” A yellow comic-style starburst on the right reads, “bit.ly/TacCityManager to learn more!” In the foreground is a professional headshot of Yolanda Lewis, a Black woman with short, side-parted black hair, wearing a black blazer, pearl necklace, and red lipstick, smiling confidently. The background shows blurred article text referencing Tacoma, WA (March 3, 2026) and labor organizations announcing their endorsement ahead of a Tacoma City Council vote. The overall design uses purple and yellow accents with a bold, campaign-style layout.
PCCLC & Tacoma Joint Labor have issued a joint endorsement for Yolanda Lewis ahead of the city council's vote on appointment today. The endorsement reflects shared values: resilient workforce structures, and leadership grounded in integrity and collaboration. Read more: bit.ly/TacCityManager
🧵 How institutional norms form and how modern authoritarian regimes are using these norms as a tool of consolidation:
Organizations adopt similar structures and practices because of coercive (regulatory), mimetic (imitation), and normative (professional) pressures.
In light of the State of the Union last night, remember this: The Department of Labor reported that the U.S. economy averaged 15,000 new jobs per month in 2025 — compared to 168,000 per month the year before.
That’s an 88% drop, the worst annual jobs revision since 2009.
The SAVE America Act would silence the voices of working people who don’t have passports or can’t afford fancy international vacations.
Congress must protect our right to vote and stop this voter suppression scam.
Flyer reading “You’re Invited — Community Meet & Greet” with details about a City Manager recruitment event in Tacoma. The graphic lists activities including candidate presentations, a City Council Q&A, and an opportunity to meet the finalists. Text encourages working people, labor allies, and neighbors to attend and share feedback. Event details: February 26 at 4:00 PM at the Tacoma Dome. The bottom of the flyer features a photo of the Tacoma Dome with an American flag on top and the headline “City Manager Recruitment Event.”
Tacoma is choosing its next City Manager and working people deserve to be a part of the conversation! Showing up at moments like this is part of how we build a Tacoma that works for its working families. Don't miss the conversation tomorrow at 4:00 at the Tacoma Dome!
Community members are invited to a special City Council meeting for the City Manager Recruitment finalist interviews on Thursday, February 26, from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the Tacoma Municipal Building
