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Jordan Harrington Awarded Rising Star

The WFSE 2019 Rising Star Award was given to Jordan Harrington June 2nd at the Rise Up conference.

Bill Would Address Violence Against Health-Care, Social Workers

SEATTLE – A bill in Congress to address workplace violence for health-care and social-service workers is moving closer to a vote in the House. 

Pat Bailey Wins Laurie Merta Award

Surrounded by friends and colleagues, Pat Bailey was awarded the Laurie Merta Steward of the Year Award. The ceremony took place June 1st at the Rise Up conference.

WFSE Mourns Loss of Labor Attorney Anita Hunter

WFSE staff and members are mourning the death of labor attorney Anita Hunter.

AFSCME Member Finds Valuable Assistance Through Union Plus Disability Grant

Last year, after nearly 25 years of working hard at her job at the University of Michigan, Deborah Van Horn was forced out of work by health issues and soon found herself in need of financial assis

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WSLC "The Stand"

  • Don’t buy the Social Security fear-mongering
    Congress should expand earned benefits by having wealthy pay their fair share   The following is from Social Security Works: WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 17, 2019) — The New York Times recently ran a headline sure to scare seniors: Unfortunately, the author spoke mainly to sources who buy into a false right-wing narrative that benefit cuts are […] — Jun 17
  • Join #EverybodyOrganize training this Saturday in Tacoma
    TACOMA — Tacoma DSA and the Pierce County Central Labor Council are back with another workshop in their #EverybodyOrganize series. This training, a continuation of the “Organizing Under Janus” series that began last year, will be Saturday, June 22 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Tacoma Education Association Conference Room, 3049 S. 36th St., […] — Jun 17
  • More Boeing turbulence ● A NAFTA that works ● Don’t say ‘living wage’
    Monday, June 17, 2019   LOCAL   ► From Crosscut — While airlines rake it in, catering staff at Sea-Tac airport threaten to strike — Other workers at Sea-Tac Airport saw their pay go up when the City of SeaTac upped its minimum wage. The people who make food for the flights did not… Last […] — Jun 17
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