One of the services the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO provides its affiliated unions is legislative education and advocacy. As with collective bargaining, by joining forces and speaking with a united voice on public policy issues affecting working families, labor has greater influence. There are more than 600,000 union members in Washington — 16.5% of the non-agricultural workforce — ranking us as one of the more unionized states in the nation. With few exceptions, the positions taken by the WSLC are on issues affecting ALL working people, not just union members. From equal pay to minimum wage to workers’ compensation, the WSLC is proud to advocate for both rank-and-file union members and for all working families.

2026 Session Snapshot

The “Session Snapshot” captures top lines from the 2026 legislative session, including progress on labor-supported policies and a brief rundown of revenue and supplemental budget action. Download the Session Snapshot here.

The full 2026 Legislative Report will be available later this spring.

Previous years’ Legislative Reports:

2013 — 2014 — 2015 — 2016 — 2017 — 2018 — 2019 — 2020 — 2021 — 2022 — 2023 — 2024— 2025

2026 Legislative Scorecard

The 2026 edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Scorecard is now available. (Download the full PDF.) This annual report documents how each legislator voted on key labor-priority legislation.

Previous years’ WSLC Voting Records:

2003 — 2004 — 2005 — 2006 — 2007 — 2008 — 2009 — 2010 — 2011 — 2012 — 2013 — 2014 — 2015 — 2016 — 2017 — 2018 — 2019 — 2020 — 2021 — 2022 — 2023 — 2024 — 2025

For earlier WSLC Voting Records and/or WSLC Legislative Reports, email Sarah Tucker.

2026 WSLC Legislative Agenda

The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO’s 2026 Legislative Agenda is centered on empowering working people and protecting working families.

View the Council’s full agenda.

D.C. politicians are slashing vital public services to give tax handouts to billionaires and massive corporations. The federal administration is attacking worker rights, targeting working people on the job, and driving up costs for working families in Washington state and beyond.

When D.C. politicians abandon working families, Washington state communities rely on state legislators to step up.

Learn more about specific policy priorities:

Media inquiries, please contact WSLC Communications Director Sarah Tucker at stucker@wslc.org.

For updates about the status of priority legislation — and Action Alerts explaining how you can help support their passage — subscribe to The STAND. An archive of all legislative news is available in The STAND’s State Government section.

2027 Legislative Reception & Conference

The annual WSLC Legislative Reception & Conference is typically held in February each year. Check back in late 2026 for more details on the 2027 event.