The STAND

The STAND features news about working people standing together in Washington and across the nation, a service of @WAAFLCIO.

[The STAND @TheStandWA]

Nearly 4 years after voting for a union at Windmill Farms, farm workers w/@UFWupdates came to Seattle to meet w/legislators & labor allies. Here is the latest w/a growing boycott, efforts to change labor law, & the fight for union recognition.
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Hotel workers with @unitehere8 at Seattle’s Embassy Suites Pioneer Square will take a strike authorization vote on 6/5, setting up a possible strike at a hotel just steps from the stadium where World Cup matches will start June 15.
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The @seattleu Collective Bargaining Education Project & the @UWBridgesCenter are hosting a 8/22 training for high school educators on teaching workers’ rights through union election & contract campaign simulations. The deadline for registration is 6/7.
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The STAND sat down with new @IAM751 President Jason Chan to discuss his rise from Boeing mechanic to leader of one of WA’s largest unions. “When we stick together, we win…that’s really where the power comes from…fighting for the same goal, speaking with one voice,” said Chan.

[The STAND @TheStandWA]

Today's News:
✍️Investigation opens into mill disaster
✍️Nearly 1k @UAW American Axle workers on strike
✍️Horizon Air FA protest amid negotiations
✍️Trump’s DEI attacks are razing public health infrastructure
✍️OR, WA condemn federal USPS ballot proposal
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@SBWorkersUnited Read more ➡️
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Baristas at more than 700 stores are now organized with @SBWorkersUnited. The union continues to grow and net big wins for workers, like bargaining for expanded severance pay, benefits, & transfer protections for nearly 70 workers affected by the closure of 5 Seattle-area stores.

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Gov. Ferguson signed an EO supporting symptomatic menopausal & perimenopausal workers. “We should not be losing skilled, experienced workers from our workplaces … because we failed to create environments where they can thrive,” -WSLC S/T Cherika Carter
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[SEIU Local 925 @SEIU925]

“The loss and heartbreak being experienced right now extends far beyond this facility and far beyond this community. Entire families, lifelong friendships, workplaces, and communities across the region have been deeply affected.”

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Here’s how to support the AWPPW families impacted by the mill disaster in Longview

[Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO @WAAFLCIO]

Labor family, our Longview siblings need our support as they navigate a tragedy that will impact the community for years. If able, consider a donation to the AWPPW support fund. Click to learn the many ways you can support AWPPW families below ➡️
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[The STAND @TheStandWA]

Today's News:
✍️Longview mill disaster updates
✍️Trump budget cuts funds for agency investigating Longview mill
✍️FIFA may face strike from @unitehere11
✍️San Diego REI unionizes
✍️@uwchr report alleges failure to investigate NWDC sexual abuse
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Read more about Healthcare workers and community organizers efforts to bar ICE from St. Joseph and end medical neglect at NWDC ➡️
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Healthcare workers & community groups are organizing against ICE’s presence at Tacoma’s St. Joseph Medical Center & medical neglect at the NWDC. Immigrant advocacy groups like Tanggol Migrante are sharing worker testimonials & @myWSNA is calling for health inspections at NWDC.

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The annual @SEIU6 Justice for Janitors rally will be on 6/12, celebrating janitors’ legacy of leadership building power for workers & a current campaign working w/building owners to adopt safety plans protecting workers & communities from ICE overreach.
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Today's News:
✍️’Colored Nurses?’ Do better, Good Samaritan Hospital
✍️Unions build wealth for all Americans
✍️WA clean energy advocates look for answers in TX
✍️Collective bargaining gave NWSL players autonomy
✍️ICE retaliates against NWDC hunger strikes
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Today's News:
✍️Youth skill up w/@IAM751 Machinist Institute
✍️ U.S. inflation-wage gap widens
✍️Hospitalists unionize with Northwest Medicine United
✍️FIFA credentialing puts immigrant workers at risk
✍️Voting rights act ruling faces major test
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Join WFTC, labor & community allies for PNW Cross-Border Day of Solidarity, at the Peace Arch in Blaine on 5/30 at 12:00pm. The gathering is uplifting the power of working people coming together across borders to fight for good jobs & a healthy environment
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Owners of @spokanezephyrfc are shutting down the team after this season, drawing outrage from @USLPA & fans.“Ownership’s decision to shutdown Spokane Zephyr FC w/ barely a conversation w/ the players & staff impacted is disgraceful,”-WSLC Pres. April Sims
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Read more about the week of action and a full list of events including a @UniteHereLocal8 event on 6/2, from 6-7:30 p.m., urging the Airport Commission to adopt a health care policy for service workers➡️
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"Seven Days in June” is a nationwide labor-backed week of action to protect healthcare access amid federal Republicans’ cuts under H.R. 1. Timed with the 45th anniversary of the first US AIDS diagnosis, activists are urging long-term health security over short-term politics.