September 03, 2010
Site Search
Site Map
RSS Feeds
Newsletter Sign-up
Sign-up For Newsletter & Email Updates
Important Affiliates
AFGE 3937: American Federation of Government Employees
AFSCME Council 2 : Washington State Council of County and City Employees
AFSCME Council 28: Washington Federation of State Employees
ATU 757: Amalgamated Transit Union
BCT&GM 364: Bakery,Confectionery, Tobacco, & Grain Millers International Union
B&AC 1: Bricklayers & Allied Craftsworkers
Columbia Pacific Building and Construction Trades Council
CWA 7812: Communications Workers of America
GCIU 767-M: Graphic Communications International Union
IAM 63: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
IAM 1005: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
IAM 1885 Multnomah Air Transport: International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
IAFF 452: International Association of Fire Fighters
IAFF 1805: International Association of Fire Fighters
IAFF 2868: International Association of Fire Fighters
IAFF 3674: International Association of Fire Fighters
IAFF 4574: International Association of Fire Fighters
IATSE 28: International Alliance of Theatrica Stage Employees & Moving Picture Operators
IBEW 48: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW 125: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IUPAT Council 5: International Union of Painters and allied Trades
IFPTE 17: International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers
ILWU 4: International Longshore & Warehouse Union
ILWU 40: International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Supercargoes and Clerks
IUOE 701: International Union of Operating Engineers
LIUNA 335: Laborer's International Union of North America
NALC 1104: National Association of Letter Carriers
OFN 5017: Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals
OPEIU 8: Office & Professional Employees International Union
OPEIU 11: Office & Professional Employees International Union
OPEIU 277: Office & Professional Employees International Union
PASS WA3: Professional Airway Systems Specialists
SMWIA 16: Sheet Metal Workers International Association
UA 290: United Association of Plumbers and Pipe Fitters
UBC 1715: United Brotherhood of Carpenters
UFCW 555: United Food and Commercial Workers
UNITE/HERE 9: Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees; and the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union
WSNA: Washington State Nurses Association
Action Center
Welcome
 
You are not currently logged in.
Contact Your Representatives!
 Enter Your Zip code:
 
Organize Today!
Looking for more information on Organizing your workplace?
Click Here

What's New at SW CLC
Southwest Washington Central Labor Council Candidate Endorsement

Updated On: Aug 11, 2010 (17:59:00)

Hello Union Leaders!

On behalf of the delegates and the Executive Board of the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council, I am proud to announce that the Washington State Labor Council has endorsed the following candidates from our area; 

 

Denny Heck, 3rd Congressional District

Charly Wiggins, Washington State Supreme Court

Jill Johanson, Court of Appeals District 2

 

 Timothy Probst, Washington State House of Representative,
17th Legislative District, Position 1 
 
Monica Stonier, Washington State House of Representative, 
17th Legislative District, Position 2

 

Dennis Kampe, Washington State House of Representative,
18th Legislative District, Position 1
 

 

Jim Jacks, Washington State House of Representative,
49th Legislative District, Position 1
 
 Jim Moeller, Washington State House of Representative,
49th Legislative District, Position 2

 

In addition, I am proud to announce that the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council has endorsed the following candidates from our area; 

Steve Stuart, Clark County Commissioner
 
Doug Lasher, Clark County Treasurer
 
 Janet Seekins, Clark County Assessor
 
Tony Golik, Clark County Prosecuting Attorney

 

I would like to personally wish all our candidates the very best and I look forward to what I believe will be a triumphant win for Clark County in the coming months.  I am positive that we will be seeing “labor’s” candidates take office this January.

In Solidarity,

Shannon

Shannon A. Walker
President
Southwest Washington CLC

 

 

 


Statement by AFL-CIO on Jobs Report

Updated On: Jul 02, 2010 (17:10:00)

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on June Jobs Report
July 2, 2010

Today’s unemployment numbers should be a wake-up call to Republicans in Congress who have refused to act to create jobs, stop layoffs and help the jobless. Their repeated “No” votes on jobs are a slap in the face to America’140
s working families as Congress heads out for a long holiday recess.

Republicans stubbornly refuse to recognize that the private sector’s job-creating machine is dead in the water, creating only 83,000 jobs last month. In the Senate this week, every Democrat but one voted to extend unemployment benefits and all but two Republicans voted to block those same benefits. Overall, the economy shed 125,000 jobs in June as the Census reduced its temporary workforce.  The unemployment rate fell to 9.5 percent in June, but only because 652,000 workers left the labor force.

The economic recovery is still far too weak to power the job growth we need to offset the almost 8 million jobs lost since the recession began. Meanwhile, 14.6 million workers are formally unemployed, and nearly half of them have been unemployed for more than 26 weeks.


Every effort to dig us out of our 10.5 million jobs hole is being stymied by excuses about the deficit.  This is not to say the federal budget doesn’t need attention it does, but over the long term. Right now we have an immediate jobs crisis. And unless we address it soon, we’ll only make the nation’s economic conditions worse.

It is a national disgrace that members of Congress are heading home to celebrate our nation’s birthday after having voted repeatedly NOT to create jobs or to extend unemployment aid. All Americans have been impacted by our jobs crisis, with some families bearing multiple burdens of job loss, foreclosures, and benefit cuts. We’re teetering on the brink of a historic national and global depression. And congressional Republicans are pushing closer and closer to the edge.

 



Washington State Labor Council Endorsements

Updated On: Jun 14, 2010 (04:31:00)

 

Here is the complete list of endorsements from the Washington State Labor Council. I have highlighted the ones that the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council will be actively working on.  

Please distribute this list to all who needs this information. Thank you.

 
In Solidarity,
 
Shannon
 
Shannon A. Walker
President
Southwest Washington Central Labot Council
 
 
 
Congressional Candidates:
§     U.S. Senate -- Patty Murray
§     CD-01 -- Jay Inslee
§     CD-02 -- Rick Larsen
§     CD-03 -- 
§     CD-04 -- Jay Clough
§     CD-06 -- Norm Dicks
§     CD-07 -- Jim McDermott
§     CD-08 -- Suzan DelBene
§     CD-09 -- Adam Smith
Statewide Candidates:  
§     Supreme Court -- Charlie Wiggins
§     Supreme Court -- Barbara Madsen
§     State Court of Appeals Div. 2, Pos. 2 -- Michael Spearman
Ballot Measures:
§     OPPOSE Initiative 1053 -- Tim Eyman's 2/3 supermajority requirement on budget issues
§     OPPOSE Initiative 1082 -- Workers' comp privatization
§     SUPPORT Initiative 1098 -- High-earners' income tax
§     SUPPORT Ref. 52 -- Jobs Act of 2010 (Schools & Jobs)
§     OPPOSE ANY initiative to privatize state liquor stores
§     OPPOSE ANY initiative to repeal any part of the 2010 revenue package
       Legislative Candidates:
§     LD-01
House Pos. 1 -- Derek Stanford
House Pos. 2 -- Luis Moscoso
§     LD-02
House 1 -- Bruce Lachney
House 2 -- Tom Campbell
§     LD-03
House 1 -- Andrew Billig
House 2 -- Timm Ormsby 
§     LD-05
House 2 -- Dean Willard
§     LD-11
House 1 -- Zack Hudgins
House 2 -- Bob Hasegawa
§     LD-17
House 2 -- Monica Stonier
§     LD-18
House 1 -- Dennis Kampe 
§     LD-20
House 1 -- Corinne Tobeck
§     LD-21
House 1 -- Mary Helen Roberts
House 2 -- Marco Liias 
§     LD-22
House 1 -- Chris Reykdal
House 2 -- Sam Hunt
§     LD-23
House 1 -- Sherry Appleton
§     LD-24
House 1 -- Kevin Van De Wege
§     LD-25
House 1 -- John Thompson
§     LD-26
House 1 -- Sumner Schoenike
§     LD-28
House 1 -- OPPOSE Steve O'Ban
House 2 -- Tami Green
§     LD-29
House 1 -- Connie Ladenburg
Senate -- Steve Conway
§     LD-30
House 1 -- Mark Miloscia
House 2 -- Carol Gregory
§     LD-31
House 1 -- Peggy Levesque
§     LD-32
House 1 -- Cindy Ryu
Senate -- Maralyn Chase
§     LD-33
House 2 -- Dave Upthegrove
Senate -- Karen Keiser 
§     LD-34
House 2 -- Marcee Stone and Joe Fitzgibbon (dual endorsement)
Senate -- Sharon Nelson
§     LD-36
House 2 -- Mary Lou Dickerson
Senate -- Jeanne Kohl-Welles
§     LD-38
House 1 -- John McCoy
House 2 -- Mike Sells
§     LD-42
House 1 -- Al Jensen
Senate -- Patrick Jerns
§     LD-44
House 1 -- Hans Dunshee
Senate -- Lillian Kaufer
§     LD-45
House 1 -- Roger Goodman 
§     LD-46
House 1 -- Scott White
House 2 -- Phyllis Kenney
§     LD-47
House 1 -- Geoff Simpson
House 2 -- Pat Sullivan
§     LD-49
House 2 -- Jim Moeller
 


1011 visitors since Jul 20, 2010
Member Login
Username:

Password:


Not registered yet?
Click Here to sign-up.

Forgot Your Login?
Upcoming Events:
Labor Round Table
Sep 03, 2010
Home Town Buffet near Target
Labor Round Table
Sep 17, 2010
Home Town Buffet near Target
Central Labor Council Meeting
Sep 23, 2010
ILWU 4 Union Hall 1205 Ingalls St. Vancouver
Labor Round Table
Oct 01, 2010
Home Town Buffet near Target
Labor Round Table
Oct 15, 2010
Home Town Buffet near Target
Important Links
Washington State Labor Council
National AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO News
Labor Round Table
Labor Headlines:
(From Labourstart)

US labour news headlines from LabourStart

Visit Unions-America.com!
 Top of Page © Copyright 2010, Southwest Washington Central Labor Council, All Rights Reserved.
Powered By UnionActive™
Hide the Right Hand Column