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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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Joined May 2011
Today's News:.✍️Evergreen PSE rejects district's offer.✍️Boeing to hire scabs.✍️Flight attendant pay.✍️Tariffs could kill 30k WA jobs.✍️Canada seeing organizing spike.
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A @driversunion_wa study reveals that Uber's cut of Seattle fares has skyrocketed to 35%, costing more for riders while drivers see few gains. Restoring the 20% cap would cut fares 19%—proof drivers’ advocacy, not Uber’s take, protects riders and workers.
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Members of @EverettGuild held an informational picket demanding a fair contract with Carpenter Media Group. With strong union & community support, workers oppose tying raises to story quotas, saying it threatens fair wages & local journalism.
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After 8 months of bargaining, @myWSNA nurses at Public Health–Seattle & King Co. say the County is refusing to address key issues. With pay up to 40% below market & calls for stronger anti-discrimination protections. Click to sign their petition ->.
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Nearly 5,000 @SEIU6 security officers in King County may strike after rejecting an employer proposal with only a meager 30¢ raise. For the workers, this proposal undervalues their essential work & ignores the realities of today's cost of living.
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Today's News:.✍️SW WA Ed. strike updates.✍️ You’re paying for AI Data centers.✍️ Kroger's store closure reasons don't add up .✍️ Organizing against workplace violence.✍️Trans Fed workers under Trump.
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WA AG Nick Brown spoke at a town hall, emphasizing his office’s focus on worker protections, wage theft enforcement, & defending education funding. He pledged to expand resources & said WA must lead in safeguarding dignity & justice for working people.
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After a long contract fight, 45 @teamsters117 members at Lineage Logistics in Seattle ratified a new 3-year deal with raises, pension gains, & better conditions. Despite company intimidation tactics, workers stood united and won key improvements.
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Today's News:.✍️La Center Educators strike.✍️King Co. @SEIU6 security officers poised to strike.✍️1st Hotel worker strike in TX in modern history.✍️West Coast alliance to protect vaccine access.✍️SBUX ban on Union flyers broke law says NLRB.
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Union members & allies rallied across WA over Labor Day, celebrating worker power & protesting billionaire-driven exploitation. From Seattle to Vancouver, actions targeted Palantir, backed striking school staff, & lifted up the fight for dignity & justice.
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Today's News:.✍️ICE raids could hurt firefighter recruitment.✍️Evergreen Public Schools strike continues.✍️Trump cuts union rights from 445k Fed workers .✍️Black Women hardest hit by Fed work force cuts.✍️WA is one of the best states for workers
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The @EverettGuild will hold an informational picket at 6pm on 9/4 at Hewitt & Colby to demand a fair contract for Daily Herald staff. Journalists reject Carpenter Media Group’s plan to tie wages to quotas, warning it could devastate local news quality.
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RT @WAAFLCIO: Workers >>> billionaires on Labor Day and EVERY day . Labor and community came together on #WorkersLaborDay in Seattle to pro….
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RT @SEIU925: 🪧 Working people hit the streets today in Marysville to demand care, dignity, and justice for our communities. Our message is….
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RT @SEIU925: Tacoma, WA 📍 Union families fill Fort Steilacoom Park today with solidarity, music, and calls for justice. 🎶✊ Labor Day isn’t….
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RT @EverettGuild: Happy Labor Day!! Help us celebrate by joining us this week at our informational picket Thursday, Sept. 4 at Colby and He….
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RT @nwlaborpress: For Labor Day this year, we put together a wide-ranging directly to the local labor movement. Take a look, and let us kno….
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RT @AFLCIO: Happy Workers’ Labor Day from America’s unions!. Today, we celebrate the workers who make America run and make our labor moveme….
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RT @UFWupdates: Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay. Mandemo….
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RT @WAAFLCIO: America’s unions and working people everywhere are more unified than ever, and we’re ready to organize. On #WorkersLaborDay,….
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