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Resolution 2026-03 in Support of the PNW Cross-Border Day of Solidarity for a People’s Trade Agenda

09 Apr, 2026

Resolution in Support of the PNW Cross-Border Day of Solidarity for a People’s Trade Agenda Resolution 2026-03 WHEREAS, the Pacific Northwest has a long and strong history of resistance to corporate-centered “free trade,” including the 1999 Battle of Seattle WTO protests; WHEREAS, more than 150,000

Pierce County Labor Declares May 2026 Hunger Action Month

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The Pierce County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, recognizes the City Council’s appointment of Hyun Kim as Tacoma’s next City Manager

04 Mar, 2026

The role of city manager carries significant responsibility in shaping how policies are implemented, how public resources are managed, and how the municipal workforce is supported. We recognize the weight of this position and the expectations that come with it. Tacoma has a proud labor-forward

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Glad the Shutdown’s Over? Thank Workers, Not Just Nancy Pelosi

The longest government shutdown in American history is over for now. On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump announced a deal to reopen government for the next three weeks.

05, Feb, 2019

Nurses Are Calling Out for Job Protections and Marching in the Women's March

When women and our allies unite, we build power. That’s true in mass marches and on the job.

25, Jan, 2019

The Government Shutdown Creates Headwinds for Airlines

The nation’s airlines are blaming the partial federal government shutdown for putting another dark cloud in their path, with few federal workers and contractors taking to the skies and stalled federal agency approvals causing delays in expansion plans, including Southwest Airlines’ much-anticipat

25, Jan, 2019

Labor Voices: GM Leaves Workers' Futures Uncertain

The focus of General Motors’ November announcement shutting down plants in Lordstown, Ohio; Hamtramck and Warren, Michigan; and Baltimore, Maryland shouldn’t be about money. It should be about people.

25, Jan, 2019

It’s Not a Shutdown, It’s a Lockout and a Shakedown of Federal Workers

Most media outlets continue to portray the federal “shutdown” as a political fight between a president who once said he would be proud to provoke a standoff and congressional leaders who ha

25, Jan, 2019

Los Angeles Teachers Have Approved a Contract to End Their Six-Day Strike

Teachers overwhelmingly approved a new contract Tuesday and planned to return to the classroom after a six-day strike over funding and staffing in the nation’s second-largest school district.

23, Jan, 2019