OLYMPIA (July 6, 2016) — Supporters of Initiative 1433, the citizen’s initiative to raise Washington state’s minimum wage to $13.50 by 2020 and allow all Washington...
UPDATE — Here is a printable one-page list of WSLC endorsements made at the 2016 COPE Convention on May 21, at the WSLC 2016 Convention in...
WSLC’s 2016 Legislative Report, labor voting record now available OLYMPIA (May 20, 2016) — As rank-and-file delegates representing unions across the state gather this weekend...
Calling all area unions for voter registration drive, Labor Neighbor walk The following is from Labor Neighbor, the Washington State Labor Council’s grassroots member-to-member political...
(April 21, 2016) — Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, appeared on the PBS Newshour Thursday night to explain why organized labor...
SEATTLE (March 31, 2016) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, has notified its more than 600 affiliated union organizations that the WSLC’s COPE (Committee on...
Raise Up Washington, the campaign for Initiative 1433, needs volunteers to collect signatures at some 500 Democratic Party caucus meetings on Saturday, March 26 across Washington...
SEATTLE — Who will fight for workers’ rights at home and across the nation? It’s time to meet the community leaders who are stepping up to...
The following is from Raise Up Washington: SEATTLE (March 11, 2016) — The Yes on 1433 campaign, the worker-sponsored effort to raise Washington’s minimum wage to...
(March 11, 2016) — Raise Up Washington has launched a statewide ballot initiative to raise Washington state’s minimum wage and provide workers with earned paid sick...