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Updated On: Feb 20, 2010 (06:02:00)

For all 18th LD Democratic Precinct Officers, and Members:

Call to Nominating Convention:

The 18th Legislative District Democrats will hold its Nominating Convention during our regular meeting in April

Date: April 3rd 2010
Place: Tri Mountain Golf Course, 1701 NW 229th St, Ridgefield WA
Time: During regular meeting that begins at 9 am

The nominees for Washington State House of Representatives position 1 & 2 shall be chosen at a legislative district nominating convention consisting of elected and appointed precinct committee officers representing precincts in that legislative district.

Such nominating conventions shall be called by the Chair of the Legislative District Democratic Party.

Called by:

Kathleen Arthur

18th LD Democratic Chair

For More on Health Care

Updated On: Feb 14, 2010 (10:02:00)

Click here for Up to the minute information on Heath Care Reform from the AFL-CIO

Employee Free Choice

Updated On: Feb 20, 2010 (06:03:00)

Contractors’ Association Supports Employee Free Choice

by Seth Michaels, Jul 20, 2009

The International Council of Employers (ICE), an association of thousands of masonry contractors, has endorsed the Employee Free Choice Act.

The ICE is composed of some 10,000 contractors who employ members of the Bricklayers (BAC) union. Fred Kintader, the president of ICE, announced the association’s support for Employee Free Choice in the latest issue of ICE Voice, the association newsletter.

Kintader said that the endorsement came after a long debate in which contractors concluded that the Employee Free Choice Act will be in the best interest of both workers and employers in the masonry industry. ICE and the Bricklayers frequently collaborate on issues like training, workplace safety, health coverage and pensions.

These contractors join more than a thousand businesses around the country that have expressed support for the Employee Free Choice Act.

Updated On: Feb 20, 2010 (06:03:00)

Rabbis Send Specter a Message: Support Employee Free Choice

by Seth Michaels, Jun 9, 2009

Today, a coalition of Philadelphia-area rabbis and rabbinical students will meet with Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter to make the case for the Employee Free Choice Act.

Dozens of Pennsylvania rabbis and rabbinical students signed an open letter in support of Employee Free Choice, organized by the Philadelphia Jewish Labor Committee (JLC), and will deliver it today to Specter. Specter is a key vote in the fight for workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain—a fight that these rabbis know is critical to our economy and to basic fairness.

The meeting and letter are part of a larger outreach effort by the JLC to promote workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain. These values, say a growing coalition of rabbis, are a key part of the Jewish tradition of supporting the dignity of workers and the strength of communities.

National Labor Relations Board Appointments

Updated On: May 14, 2009 (11:10:00)
NLRB Law Memo 04/27/2009LawMemoFirst in Employment Law The President has announced his intention to nominate two Members of the National Labor Relations Board. April 24, 2009 press release: http://tinyurl.com/dgw5nq Both individuals are Democrats. Both are lawyers representing labor unions Read More...

Updated On: Feb 20, 2010 (06:04:00)

Business Leaders For A Fair Economy Support Employee Free Choice Act - 06/08/09

By Doug Cunningham

A thousand businesses have formed a coalition called Business Leaders for a Fair Economy to support the Employee Free Choice Act. Negotiations on the labor law reform making it easier for workers to join unions free of employer intimidation are ongoing, with action expected later this year once Al Franken is seated as Minnesota’s new senator. Business Leaders for A Fair economy says that good jobs with good wages create demand for the goods and services they provide and when workers do well it builds a stronger, more sustainable national economy.

Interesting Info from the Alliance for Retired Americans

Updated On: Feb 20, 2010 (06:04:00)
Watch the Money:Pharmaceutical Industry Spending the Most on Health Care LobbyingThe Washington Post reported on Monday that in the first quarter of this year, health care firms spent more than $126 million to pay for over 350 former lawmakers, congressional staffers and executive branch officials to lobby Congress Read More...

Union Vets

Updated On: Sep 17, 2008 (11:24:00)
Many working men and women have done their part for our country through their service in the military. In fact, veterans of the U.S. military returning to the job market are more likely to become union members than other workers. Six million union members, or 38 percent of all union members, are veterans of military service Read More...