**UPDATE** Thank you all so much for your support of HB 1644! Because you used your voices to stand up for working children, our Representatives listened and passed this bill out of the House. Next up is the Senate.

February is Black History Month. And while we celebrate Black labor leaders and union members, both past and present, who have advanced real change, we won’t ignore the moment we find ourselves in right now. 

A message from Mike Bridges, President of the Longview Kelso Building and Construction Trades Council:

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 701 (IUOE) and associated building trade unions will banner outside the Port of Longview on Wednesday, Jan.

Registered apprenticeships are the gold standard of job training programs. They provide workers with life-changing skills and a pathway to good jobs that support families and lift communities.