Union News

1. Workers’ Memorial Day | Starbucks | 100 days of DOGE

   Friday, April 25, 2025   LOCAL ► From the (Everett) Herald — Snohomish County officials honor Worker’s Memorial Day — The Snohomish and Island County Labor Council, a confederation of 64 local labor unions, organized the memorial. It took place in Everett, a city with a long history of union organizing…“We owe [fallen workers] more […]

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2. Conference of Resistance to Deportation

   The following is from Standing for Democracy: SEATTLE, WA (April 25, 2025) — These days it seems that anyone willing to stand against tyranny is subject to attack by our own duly elected government. When all our rights are under attack, what do we do? Stand up! Fight Back! You’re invited to a May 3 […]

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3. Worker safety under attack

   AFL-CIO ‘Death on the Job’ report sounds the alarm on dangerous working conditions that continue to harm workers across the U.S., and the disastrous consequences of  federal cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 25, 2025) — 385 workers dead a day, and more than 6,000 injured or sickened. All told, more than 140,000 people lost their lives […]

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4. All out for May Day

   Labor and community will rally in Seattle and elsewhere in Washington to defend immigrant families and denounce Trump’s attacks on working people SEATTLE, WA (Updated April 25, 2025) — In the face of escalating attacks on working people, organized labor is turning out en masse for actions on International Workers Day, commonly known as May […]

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5. Felony charges for Rotschy? | Tacoma Drs. union | Coal miner sues RFK Jr.

   Thursday, April 24, 2025   LOCAL ► From Cascade PBS — WA safety agency seeks felony charges after teen worker loses legs — The state Department of Labor & Industries is seeking criminal charges against a southwest Washington construction company — the first time the agency has pursued felony charges over a youth labor violation […]

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6. UI for striking workers awaits final vote

   Senate and House legislators have worked out a compromise on SB 5041, which could be voted on as early as Friday OLYMPIA, WA (April 24, 2025) — In the final days of the 2025 Legislative Session, SB 5041, allowing striking workers to collect unemployment benefits, has emerged from conference between Senate and House leaders and […]

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