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Members of the PCCLC Executive Board and Trustees: Brent Wagar, Brenda Wiest, Chris Hall, Patti Dailey Shives, John Adams, Amber Roulst, and Floyd Dugan. Front row: Secretary-Treasurer Lawver and President Alice Phillips are signing the purchase agreement check

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Pierce County Labor Secures $5 Million in State Funding to Create Childcare and Workforce Hub

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Congresswoman Strickland talks PRO Act, Prevailing Wages with Pierce County Labor

13 May, 2025 Read More >

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Pierce County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO Condemns Executive Order Undermining Collective Bargaining Rights

28 Mar, 2025

Pierce County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO strongly condemns President Trump’s March 27 executive order dismantling collective bargaining rights for federal employees under the false pretense of national security.

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To Build Back Better, Give Workers a Voice and a Stake

This week, former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos realized his dream of flying to space, after spending a reported $5 billion on his rocket company.

21, Jul, 2021

Black Unemployment Matters Just as Much as White Unemployment

In April 2020, after the labor market took its largest one-month hit in modern history, Black men and women suffered job losses proportionate to those of white women. Still, their losses were far less severe than those of Hispanic men and women.

19, Jul, 2021

Union Plus Launches New Retiree Healthcare Program

This month, Union Plus launched a new Retiree Healthcare Program in partnership with Anthem and the AFL-CIO Mutual Benefit Trust.

15, Jul, 2021

AFL-CIO Unveils Executive Paywatch Report

2020’s growth in pay inequity between workers and CEOs confirms the “executive base salary reductions” touted during the COVID-19 crisis were just lip service, per this year’s AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch report, which was unveiled this morning by AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler (IBEW).

14, Jul, 2021

Union Plus Expands Hardship Benefits for Union Members

Union Plus offers a variety of hardship benefits to union members and our families, including grants for eligible union members who participate in certain Union Plus programs. An expansion of hardship benefits took effect on July 1, 2021.

09, Jul, 2021

Faith Leaders Affirm Support for the PRO Act

Relying on their respective faiths that mandate justice for working people, more than 390 religious leaders have joined together to support the PRO Act.

01, Jul, 2021