Union News

1. Make your July 4th weekend Union-made

   🇺🇸🌭🍔🍗🍢 Make your holiday weekend #unionmade! 🇺🇸🌭🍔🍗🍢#1u #4thOfJuly pic.twitter.com/rSqiGMZFIO — AFL-CIO (@AFLCIO) June 29, 2022   The following is from Labor 411: (July 1, 2022) — It’s almost that time of the year again when families get together for backyard grilling, warm weather, and fireworks. Unions and the idea of independence go hand-in-hand as workers […]

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2. Join together! | Goldendale EIS | 3-monkeys Cathy | Elwood is 70

   Friday, July 1, 2022   ORGANIZING   The staff of Real Change are UNIONIZING! We are journalists, case managers, political organizers, and frontline/development staff who are deeply committed to Real Change’s mission. We aim to make Real Change the best it can be for vendors, ourselves, and our community. 1/2 — Real Change Union (@realchangestaff) […]

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3. Tumwater Fred Meyer employees join together with UFCW 367

   The following is from UFCW Local 367: TUMWATER, Wash. (July 1, 2022) — On June 17, 2022, a majority of General Merchandise workers at the Tumwater Fred Meyer voted to join UFCW 367 in a landslide victory. The bargaining unit will include 59 workers in non-food departments such as Apparel and Home. UFCW 367 already […]

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4. No port strike imminent | Biden backs filibuster | SCOTUS kneecaps EPA

   Thursday, June 30, 2022   PORT NEGOTIATIONS   ► From the NW Labor Press — ILWU: No strike imminent at West Coast ports — More than 20,000 West Coast dock workers may be working without a contract shortly. But the ILWU and the Pacific Maritime Association both say they’re focused on negotiating, rather than escalating […]

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5. ‘WA Interpreters’ group linked to anti-union, anti-immigrant forces

   Leaked emails reveal Juan Bloise’s group working with Freedom Foundation   The following is from Accountable Northwest: OLYMPIA (June 30, 2022) — Interpreters for Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) will soon be voting on forming a union, and which organization to partner with. One of their options is to join Interpreters United […]

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6. Support Garden Cycles workers | Paid in Longview | Heat rules tested

   Wednesday, June 29, 2022   LOCAL   ► From Real Change — Restoration technicians fight for better working conditions — In December, restoration technicians at the company Garden Cycles voted 13-0 to unionize (with LiUNA Local 242) in order to fight for health care and retirement benefits. The workers, whose company contracts with the city […]

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