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Today's News: ✍️Coping with climate crisis on the job ✍️Local residents want Republic to pay striking workers ✍️Air Traffic controllers say tech upgrades won't fix woes ✍️WA DOL sharing info with ICE ✍️The battle for the future of Farmworkers ow.ly/9CeU50Wrrqj

We are blessed to have Stacy Davis Gates of the Chicago Teachers Union at Convention, uplifting the history of worker struggle that is the core our country, and calling us to fight fiercely for our fellow working people. #WAlabor @CTULocal1

WSLC ST Cherika Carter opened Day 2 of Convention grounding us in the moment we are in: “This is a turning point. A historic inflection point for our movement, for working people, and for our democracy.” #WAlabor

Day 2 of the WSLC Convention. Let's GO! 🔥

More than 400 union members are gathered in Vancouver for the WSLC Convention. Here’s the run down of Day 1. thestand.org/2025/07/conven…

Thank you @AGOWA Nick Brown for getting us fired up to keep fighting for our fellow working people! “I love this damn country, despite its faults. I believe in the promise of America and what we can do."

Heather Kurtenbach, the first woman to lead the WA Building & Construction Trades Council, shares her journey — from incarceration to a successful career as an Ironworker — with Convention attendees. #WAlabor

Thank you to @JPSmithEA of the @AFLCIO for joining us at the 2025 WSLC Convention and reminding us that when we fight, WE WIN!

WSLC Pres. @aprilr_sims opens the 2025 Convention speaking on the power of hope: "Hope must become our discipline. It must become an intentional and daily practice for us.   We know that it has been hope that has sustained our labor movement for generations. " #WAlabor

Legislation has been introduced to reverse an executive order that stripped collective bargaining rights from federal workers. Congress has the bipartisan votes needed to move this bill forward, per the @AFLCIO ow.ly/ULRa50Ws6pe

On 7/26, Families First rallies will happen across the U.S. to protest federal cuts to essential programs working families rely on. Join @SEIU locals and WA community groups at Victor Steinbrueck Park to take a stand for families and workers. More info ➡️ ow.ly/YzMw50Ws6eh

Today's News: ✍️Trump nominates union buster at NLRB ✍️Republic Services awol from negotiations as trash piles ✍️WNBA, players' union taking steps toward CBA ✍️Civil rights work slows amid Trump cuts ✍️House cuts $9B in public media funding & foreign aid ow.ly/psy750Ws5BR

For 90 days, 20 @teamsters117 members locked out by Mauser/ICS stood strong, demanding dignity over corporate greed. Backed by their union and community, they never wavered. "Dignidad siempre"—Dignity forever. Click ➡️ to donate to the hardship fund. ow.ly/TZzP50WrrRE

Peer Outreach Workers like Erica Garcia help laid-off union members access vital resources—unemployment benefits, job training, & healthcare. By connecting workers to WorkSource & WSLC support, they ensure no one faces the transition without trusted help. ow.ly/szi550WrrOf

Carpenter Media is preying on Oregon’s local newspapers — buying them up and laying waste to our already depleted media landscape. Local journalists are a necessary part of our state’s democracy, but with papers closing across the state, we can’t afford more layoffs. Journalists…

Today's News: ✍️9 arrested after Spokane ICE protests ✍️Wells Fargo workers allege union busting again ✍️Women apprenticeship program rebooted ✍️Cannabis grow workers get union rights ✍️HHS finalizes thousands of layoffs ow.ly/QVQk50WqRjc

OPEIU Local 11 is fighting to protect 90 union jobs at Columbia River Mental Health after its purchase by the Cowlitz Tribe. With no guarantees of rehiring or severance, the union is calling for negotiations to ensure workers & patients aren’t left behind. ow.ly/McbY50WqKgJ

1,100 patient‑care, service & tech workers represented by @SEIU1199NW at Seattle’s Virginia Mason have ratified their first contract after a year of bargaining. Workers secured a transparent wage scale, safety & staffing gains, and more. ow.ly/Lqu150WqLbB

Today's News: ✍️Orozco Forero’s ICE detention has community reeling ✍️Camas EA reaches tentative agreement ✍️How Trump plans to dismantle the DOE ✍️Tariff-driven inflation begins to emerge ✍️Immigration judges fired as detentions increase ow.ly/MGAl50Wq7Ml

Edgewater Hotel workers organized with @UniteHereLocal8 unanimously voted to ratify a contract with strong wages, pension increases, & more. The contract win comes after fellow UNITE HERE members at Seattle-area hotels secured strong contracts in November. ow.ly/Alhm50Wq6W9