Union News

1. Rally to support striking electricians April 30 in Seattle

   As strike enters 3rd week, NECA contractors are refusing to budge from unanimously rejected offer   SEATTLE — As the strike by Limited Energy (LE) Electricians represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 46 in the Puget Sound area enters its third week, negotiators for the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) are […]

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2. Apply now to be a part of Union Summer

   Paid 6-week union internships promote good jobs and social change   SEATTLE (April 26, 2024) — Each summer, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO gives a diverse group of people a taste of what it’s like to promote good jobs and social change. Calling the experience “eye-opening” and “life-changing,” many participants have ended up launching […]

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3. PayDown in Seattle | Chamber vs. FTC and you | No suit for Senate

   Friday, April 26, 2024   LOCAL   ► From PubliCola — Nelson bill would eliminate minimum wage for ‘gig’ drivers—and slash workers’ rights — Gig delivery workers and their allies were bracing for legislation by City Council President Sara Nelson to repeal minimum wage legislation passed last year, known as the PayUp law. What they […]

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4. Retaliation at Boeing? | Starbucks talks | Other Washington follows our lead

   Thursday, April 25, 2024   AEROSPACE   ► From Reuters — FAA probes union claims Boeing retaliated against two engineers in 2022 — The FAA said Tuesday it is investigating a union’s claims that Boeing retaliated against two employees who in 2022 insisted the planemaker re-evaluate prior engineering work on 777 and 787 jets. The […]

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5. Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect

   AFL-CIO report finds that workers of color are dying on the job at increasingly higher rates. Black workers’ job fatality rate is the highest it’s been in nearly 15 years. Latino workers continue to face the greatest risk of dying on the job than all other workers.   WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 25, 2024) — Ahead of […]

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6. The heart of Sacred Heart | Boeing offloading | Starbucks v. NLRB

   Tuesday, April 23, 2024   LOCAL   ► From the Spokesman-Review — ‘We are the heart of Sacred Heart’: Providence technical workers are now on strike — With chants of “We are the heart of Sacred Heart,” the Providence hospital strike launched Monday afternoon. Jubilant picketers lined up outside of Sacred Heart around 2 p.m. […]

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