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The STAND features news about working people standing together in Washington and across the nation, a service of @WAAFLCIO.

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RT @OregonAFLCIO: Carpenter Media is preying on Oregon’s local newspapers — buying them up and laying waste to our already depleted media l….
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Today's News:.✍️9 arrested after Spokane ICE protests.✍️Wells Fargo workers allege union busting again.✍️Women apprenticeship program rebooted.✍️Cannabis grow workers get union rights.✍️HHS finalizes thousands of layoffs.
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OPEIU Local 11 is fighting to protect 90 union jobs at Columbia River Mental Health after its purchase by the Cowlitz Tribe. With no guarantees of rehiring or severance, the union is calling for negotiations to ensure workers & patients aren’t left behind.
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1,100 patient‑care, service & tech workers represented by @SEIU1199NW at Seattle’s Virginia Mason have ratified their first contract after a year of bargaining. Workers secured a transparent wage scale, safety & staffing gains, and more.
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Today's News:.✍️Orozco Forero’s ICE detention has community reeling.✍️Camas EA reaches tentative agreement.✍️How Trump plans to dismantle the DOE.✍️Tariff-driven inflation begins to emerge.✍️Immigration judges fired as detentions increase.
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Edgewater Hotel workers organized with @UniteHereLocal8 unanimously voted to ratify a contract with strong wages, pension increases, & more. The contract win comes after fellow UNITE HERE members at Seattle-area hotels secured strong contracts in November.
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After months of inhumane detention at NWDC, labor organizer Alfredo ‘Lelo’ Juarez Zeferino has been granted voluntary departure. In a statement, Brother Lelo thanked supporters and urged them to keep fighting the unjust immigration system targeting workers.
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Washington Federation of State Employees (@wfsec28) has filed grievances on behalf of support staff who are being denied negotiated raises through misallocation. Support these workers with an email to the Gov. ➡️.
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After tireless advocacy from his union and community, Machinist Maximo Londonio was released from immigration detention and reunited with his family Friday. Brother Max, a green card holder, had been detained since May 15.
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Today's News:.✍️Farmworker Jamie Alanis Garcia dies after ICE raid.✍️Tree Top sued for wage theft.✍️Rural hospitals brace for Medicaid cuts.✍️ICE arrests up 65% in WA state.✍️State Dept. fires 1,300 employees.
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RT @MLKLabor: Teamsters at Lineage Logistics are ready for a fight ✊. Read the full story in The Stand: @Teamsters….
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RT @MLKLabor: Washington farmworker organizer Alfredo "Lelo" Juarez has been in federal detention since late March. Join the labor communi….
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Security officers organized with @SEIU6 have launched a contract campaign to secure quality pay and benefits for their work keeping Seattle safe. Nearly 5,000 workers are demanding a share in the prosperity they help create in Seattle.
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Workers represented by @APWUnational have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new national agreement, with 95% of voting members supporting ratification. Covering workers in WA state, the contract includes wage increases, COLAs, & more.
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Today's News:.✍️Public support for immigration at record high.✍️Courts halt order protecting Fed. worker union CBAs.✍️Bill cuts $8.7B in WA clean energy tax credits.✍️Trump's DEI cuts hurting rural white Americans too.✍️@SEIU state workers picket in OR.
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Today's News:.✍️Republic Teamsters honor picket line in Western WA.✍️Prime Week Deal: AMZ Workers want a union contract.✍️PNW fire season & NOAA cuts.✍️Workers reach TA in Philly strike.✍️More cities, counties join immigrant sanctuary lawsuit.
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The @AFLCIO rallied outside their D.C. headquarters on Wednesday to kick off the “It’s Better in a Union: Fighting for Freedom, Fairness and Security” bus tour. They will visit 26 states to support worker organizing & fight back against anti-worker attacks.
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Supporters will gather during @FUJWashington organizer Alfredo ‘Lelo’ Juarez Zeferino’s next hearing in his ongoing immigration case on Monday, July 14. Brother Lelo has been held at NWDC since his violent arrest in late March.
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After months of negotiating, Everett Herald journalists are protesting Carpenter Media Group’s proposal to tie a wage increase to a story quota, undercutting quality journalism. Here's how you can support the @EverettGuild ➡️.
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Grocery workers with @UFCW367 in Pierce, Mason, Lewis, Thurston, Pacific, & Grays Harbor counties have reached a tentative agreement with Kroger & Albertsons. The fully recommended agreement includes protections against short-staffing & wage increases.
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