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"GREATEST HITS"
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Here are
some of the more popular recent WSLC Reports Today postings:
August 24 -- Teamsters
strike Coke
August 18 -- Wenatchee
Council votes to oust union contractor at convention center
August 16 -- Unions,
shippers demand action to end piracy... Sign
the petition!
August 5 -- Sen.
Patty Murray helps Washington state avoid massive layoffs
August 4 -- Wenatchee
'emergency:' City moves to eliminate convention center union
July 29 -- Washington
state's tax burden drops to 30th nationally
July 22 -- Tell
the postal commission: "5-day is the wrong way"
July 15 -- Workplace
safety advocates push for OSHA reform (see video)
July 7 -- Will
illegal subsidies affect Airbus bid for U.S. Air Force refueling
tankers?
July 6 -- Fall
ballots will bring threats, opportunities (summary of
initiatives)
July 1 -- Broad
coalition to oppose I-1082 that hurts small business, workers
June 25 -- Initiative
1100: A major threat to public safety that will cost taxpayers
June 16 -- Do
employers REALLY support Tim Eyman's Initiative 1053?
June 14 -- Sign
the grocery workers bill of rights amid Puget Sound negotiations
June 9 -- WSLC
awarded DOL grant to support laid-off workers, TAA program
May 27 -- Dino
Rossi's back, with the same anti-labor voting record
March 24 -- Rob
McKenna: DROP IT!
(His lawsuit to block health care reform)
March 22 -- "A
momentous step toward comprehensive health care reform"
February 16 -- 6,000
rally in Olympia to stop the cuts, protect our future
February 12 -- Cuts
in state services, jobs harm our economy, quality of life
(WSLC Legislative Conference coverage)
February 1 -- Why
the grass is greener on THIS side of the fence (re: workers'
comp)
January 25 -- Washington
state remains 4th most unionized in the nation
January 14 -- Washington's
business climate gets even better
November 30,2009
-- WTO: 10 years later
November 3, 2009
-- Boeing
decision "bad for company, employees and shareholders"
October 29, 2009
-- With
S.C. decision, Boeing
"doubles down on a failed strategy"
October 21, 2009
-- Workers' comp in Washington: Just the facts, please
September 30,
2009 -- State
minimum wage to remain $8.55 in 2010
January
7, 2009 -- Washington
state supports the Employee Free Choice Act
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WSLC's 2010
Resolutions
We have posted the Washington State Labor Council's 2010
Resolutions approved by delegates attending our 2010 Convention on Aug. 9-12 in Tacoma.
2010 WSLC
Legislative Report and Voting Record
The Washington
State Labor Council has published its annual report on the legislative
session, which also
grades the performance of individual legislators. Check
it out.
WSLC
video news
Kathy Cummings, Communications
Director of the Washington State Labor Council, provides video coverage
of many events organized by the WSLC and its affiliated unions. Check
out some sample videos of recent events, but you can see
many more at the WSLC's video feed at
YouTube. If your WSLC-affiliated
union is interested in having Kathy cover your labor event, email
her or call her at 206-281-8901.
What does the WSLC do?
As a state federation of the AFL-CIO,
the Washington State Labor Council provides many services to
its affiliated unions, with a focus on legislative advocacy, political
action, communications and organizing support. The WSLC also has grant
programs that offer direct worker assistance. Visit our services
page to read a summary of what we do, and make sure you visit pages dedicated to our community/technical
college, dislocated worker,
and workers' compensation programs.
Links to our
affiliates' websites
are posted on this site! Click
here to check them out, and please let us know if your locals' website
needs to be added.
The WSLC Constitution
Click
here to download, view and/or print the Washington State Labor Council
Constitution and C.O.P.E. By-Laws (a 16-page document in PDF format). This
year is a Constitutional Convention, so delegates may consider resolutions
to amend the WSLC Constitution.
2010 Directory of
AFL-CIO Labor Organizations available online
The WSLC 2010 Directory of AFL-CIO Labor Organizations in Washington
State is now available for download
(1.3 MB PDF file of the 67-page publication). The 2010 edition has been printed
and distributed to affiliated unions. Extra copies of the 2010 Directory may be purchased at our Seattle office ($5 per copy for affiliated organizations;
$10 for non-affiliates), but supplies are limited. Call 206-281-8901 for
information.
 A
fresh
look at Washington state's business climate
"Outside the Echo Chamber" is a special series of reports by the Washington State Labor
Council aiming to restore perspective about our state's business
climate and examine the successes we can build upon as business, labor
and government leaders work together to maintain and increase the number
of good-paying jobs in this state, particularly in the aerospace
industry. Check it out.
Buy Union!
The United Auto Workers has prepared a guide for consumers
who want to purchase vehicles produced by workers who enjoy the benefits
and protections of a union contract. Check
it out. For more information about opportunities to Buy Union,
check out www.UnionLabel.org.
Copyright © 2010 Washington State Labor
Council
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