Union News

1. Republic strike | Prime week | Wildfire season

   Thursday, July 10, 2025   STRIKES ► From the Everett Herald — Growing Teamsters strike disrupts garbage pickup in Snohomish County — Trash haulers in Snohomish County are not on strike against trash contractor Republic Services, said Matt McQuaid, a spokesman for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Instead, he said they are honoring picket lines […]

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2. Hearing set for Brother Lelo

   Alfredo ‘Lelo’ Juarez Zeferino has been held at the Northwest Detention Center since he was detained in late March TACOMA, WA (July 10, 2025) — Familias Unidas por la Justicia organizer Alfredo ‘Lelo’ Juarez Zeferino’s next hearing in his ongoing immigration case will be Monday, July 14. Since his violent arrest in early March, Brother […]

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3. ‘Fighting for freedom, fairness and security’

   AFL-CIO kicks off summer bus tour supporting worker organizing and fighting back against anti-worker attacks WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 10, 2025) — With a rally at D.C. headquarters, the AFL-CIO on Wednesday kicked off the labor federation’s “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour which will travel the country providing […]

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4. Take a STAND

   Your one-stop-shop for taking a stand against attacks on workers This page is regularly updated. Planning or attending an action you don’t see listed? Send it to The STAND’s Editor at stucker@wslc.org ACTIONS ► NEW: Solidarity Vigil for Brother Lelo on Monday July 14 at the NW Detention Center (1623 E J St, Tacoma) starting […]

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5. Thurston trash strike | Supremes OK firings | Wage theft

   Wednesday, July 9, 2025   STRIKES ► From the AP — Philadelphia workers and city reach a deal to end strike that halted residential trash pickup — A union representing thousands of city workers in Philadelphia and the city have reached a deal to end a more than weeklong strike that halted residential curbside trash pickup […]

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6. UFCW 367 grocery workers secure tentative agreement

   Fully recommended agreement includes strong staff language, contract alignment between some counties, and wage increases TACOMA, WA (July 9, 2025) — The bargaining team representing thousands of grocery workers in Pierce, Mason, Lewis, Thurston, Pacific, and Grays Harbor counties has reached a tentative agreement with Kroger and Albertsons, announced UFCW Local 367 on Tuesday evening. […]

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