Union News

1. Seattle Embassy Suites workers strike

   Workers are standing up for fair pay, healthcare, and employer notification if ICE or DHS is on the hotel property The following is from UNITE HERE Local 8: SEATTLE, WA (June 18, 2026) — Ahead of the World Cup USA vs. Australia game on Friday, unionized hotel workers are now on strike at Hilton’s Embassy […]

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2. 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: Support Seattle hotel workers on strike at Embassy Suites | Walk the line 6am-9pm | Donate to the strike fund […]

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3. Strike authorized | 1% get richer | Lessons from Florida

   Wednesday, June 17, 2026   LOCAL ► From the Aberdeen Daily World — Leaked Timberland Regional Library Board of Trustees president’s ‘desired outcomes’ document outlines homogenization plan — As Timberland Regional Library [TRL] is emerging from a major financial crisis and has begun the laborious process of rebuilding public trust, a source has provided an […]

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4. Celebrate Juneteenth with Labor

   March for workers rights and celebrate Freedom Day with the Seattle chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute and partners SEATTLE, WA (June 17, 2026) — Friday marks the 160th anniversary of the first Juneteenth celebration, which took place in Texas a year after the news of the Emancipation Proclamation was shared in Galveston, Texas, […]

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5. UFW challenges DHS’ warrentless arrests

   DHS practice amounts to “arrest people and ask questions later,” per injunction motion The following is from the United Farm Workers: LOS ANGELES, CA (June 17, 2026) — On Monday June 8, a year after federal immigration agents launched sweeping raids across Southern California, three plaintiff organizations in Vasquez Perdomo v. Mullin moved for a preliminary […]

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6. No nerds, no birds | PDX demonstration | Working parents

   Tuesday, June 16, 2026   LOCAL ► From the Seattle Times — Active wildfires, air quality tracker for Washington, Oregon and the PNW — Wildfire potential is tracking above normal through September in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, according to the National Interagency Coordination Center. Washington’s wildfire season typically runs from June through September and particularly […]

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