Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO

Lawmakers heard working people loud and clear on the Capitol steps today:
Tax millionaires to fund our health care, child care, and schools

Teamsters working at Republic Services during contract ratification. Photo: Teamsters 117

About 350 @teamsters.bsky.social members from Locals 38, 117 & 174 in WA ratified a 5-year master agreement with Republic Services, winning raises, pension increases, stronger benefits, more leave, and zero hikes to medical costs—a solidarity-powered win for workers.

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Starbucks workers and allies rallied in front of Starbucks corporate headquarters in Seattle in December 2025.

Starbucks workers across dozens of cities are in an 80+ day ULP strike for a first contract, citing unsafe conditions & corporate stonewalling. @sbworkersunited.org is escalating pressure, urging customers to delete the Starbucks app & honor the boycott.

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"There is nothing that’s going to happen in the state Legislature without the real grit and the might and power of the Labor movement behind it."
- Rep. Shaun Scott 🌹🤝

Kaiser workers picketing today in Portland — The STAND With 30,000 Kaiser healthcare workers on strike in California, PNW workers are calling out Kaiser for refusing to negotiate for two months

With 31k Kaiser healthcare workers on strike in California, PNW workers with OFNHP are picketing Kaiser in Portland, calling out Kaiser for refusing for two months to negotiate the National Agreement—stalling local contracts and leaving workers and patients in limbo.
https://ow.ly/ahyM50YbVmh

60% of Washingtonians support a 9.9% Millionaires Tax on incomes over $1M to fund schools, health care & child care. Backed by working families, unions & even some wealthy residents, the tax could raise $3.5B a year—and voters say they’d defend it at the ballot box.
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Today's News:
✍️Kaiser strike grows to 31k workers
✍️SEIU 775 protest Medicaid cuts
✍️WNBAPA: Significant work remains on CBA
✍️30k Steelworkers agree to new contract
✍️AFA-CWA, The Flight Attendant Union vote no confidence in American Air CEO
https://ow.ly/MP2o50YbUMm

Go Hawks!!

Truth from Labor champion, State Sen. Rebecca Saldaña. #solidarity♾️

Two things to know before the Super Bowl:
1) Buy these union-made goods
2) GO HAWKS!!

Yesterday we reminded our elected officials that worker power is the strongest force in this state.
Big thanks to LDs 23, 25, and 30 for submitting their photos of the day 📸 #solidarity♾️

Teamsters at Mill Rock Packaging are ready to strike — The STAND This past weekend, workers at the Renton facility voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over five unfair labor practices.

After months of anti-union tactics at Mill Rock Packaging, workers with Teamsters 117 are standing strong. Alleging multiple ULPs for work skimming, surveillance & bad-faith bargaining, the 21-member unit overwhelmingly authorized a strike to win a fair contract.
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Large diverse group of people standing and raising fists inside a theater auditorium with rows of seats.

Hundreds of union members met for the WSLC Legislative Conference, rallying for pro-worker bills & meeting with lawmakers. “Today, we remind elected officials who they answer to. We remind them that worker power is the strongest force in this state,” WSLC Pres. April Sims
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Healthcare workers and supporters holding signs advocating for patient care and safe staffing outside a medical center.

Today's News:
✍️PeaceHealth to cut SEIU Healthcare 1199NW jobs?
✍️GEO group sued for assault, sexual abuse
✍️UAW workers win big VW contract in TN
✍️REI union workers reject contract proposal
✍️Boeing to move some jobs out of WA
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Now is the time to fix our upside-down tax code! Join us and @balanceourtaxcode.bsky.social in the call to pass a Millionaires Tax this session: www.takeaction.network/xactions/45782

#WALeg #TaxTheRich

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‘Overdue’ for a fair contract UW Library and press workers are ramping up the pressure on university administration to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement  SEATTLE, WA (February 4, 2026) — For four months, library and ...

UW library & press workers with @seiu925.bsky.social are 4 mo. into contract talks, seeking livable wages & layoff protections. With their contract expired & UW offering a 1% raise over 3 yrs, workers are asking community to help pressure UW to negotiate in good faith
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Taxing the rich to fund schools, health care, and child care A proposed tax on millionaires would help balance Washington’s upside down tax code and fund essential services for working families OLYMPIA, WA (February 4, 2026) — Democrats in the state legislature...

Lawmakers intro’d a Millionaire’s Tax, a chance for the rich to invest in public services like working families do. Paid by 0.25% of WA residents, it would fund schools & healthcare while cutting taxes for working families & small businesses. Support SB 6346➡️

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Wichita aerospace workers ratify new contract with Boeing — The STAND 16,000 engineers and technical workers in Washington, Oregon, California and Utah are next to negotiate with the aerospace giant

Hundreds of Boeing Wichita professionals ratified their first SPEEA contract since the Spirit acquisition, winning a $6K bonus, significant wage gains, guaranteed annual raises & more. The win builds momentum ahead of talks with 16k engineers & tech workers later this year.
https://ow.ly/olEz50Y8pUA

Today's News:
✍️Fed. workers furloughed in partial shutdown
✍️WA Dems unveil Millionaire tax
✍️Starbucks Workers United: Delete the SBUX app
✍️Blizzard CWA workers ratify contract
✍️Trump calls to ‘nationalize’ elections
https://www.thestand.org/2026/02/furloughs-millionaire-tax-delete-the-app/

Organizing the Resistance: Voices from Minnesota — The STAND Join Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham and others who've been on the ground in Minneapolis for a virtual panel

Free Washington Project is hosting a virtual panel on 2/4 featuring Minnesota AFL-CIO community & faith leaders on the ground in MN, sharing lessons from organizing to defend immigrant workers during ICE enforcement—and how WA communities can prepare to resist.
https://ow.ly/PWUj50Y8pCZ

Congrats to Seattle Children's @wsna.bsky.social nurses on their new contract!!! ✊

Union members & allies rallied in Portland to demand an end to ICE operations, marching peacefully toward the federal facility before agents deployed tear gas on the crowd — including elderly folks, children & pets. The Oregon AFL-CIO has condemned the violent response.
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After 36 bargaining sessions & a strike authorization, Seattle Children’s Washington State Nurses Association nurses ratified a new contract. Collective action won wage gains, better sick leave, workplace violence protections,& retro pay, while defeating anti-union demands
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Today's News:
✍️Partial government shutdown
✍️Thousands of Union members protest ICE
✍️TX Dem wins state sen. seat by 14 pts
✍️Amazon lays off almost 2.2k in Seattle area
✍️10k FAA workers face furlough this week
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Happy Black History Month! We honor Black workers who have moved Labor forward throughout our history to present day. Racial justice and economic justice are inextricably linked — always have been, always will be.

Solidarity with our Oregon siblings as ICE tear-gasses union members marching alongside their families and children.

ICE out of the PNW—and out of our communities nationwide.

Crowd of protesters holding signs and banners in a park with green trees in the background.

As workers take to the streets against violent immigration enforcement, AFL-CIO is offering virtual peacekeeper trainings Feb–April. The sessions equip union members to support nonviolent protests by helping de-escalate , document disruptions & protect fellow demonstrators.
https://ow.ly/4HKH50Y6AYL

Send a letter to Hearst management today in solidarity with WGAE members ✊
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Union workers at Hearst fight for a fair contract — The STAND With a contract expiration date looming, media workers at Hearst magazines are ready to strike if needed to secure a strong collective bargaining agreement

With their contract expiring 1/31, Hearst media workers represented by Writers Guild of America East have delivered a strike pledge backed by 85%+ of their members. Journalists are demanding fair pay, remote-work flexibility, & guardrails on AI.
https://ow.ly/w7kU50Y6AIG