WSLC Online -- Political Education

political education

Every election year, the affiliated union organizations that comprise the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO,
vote on which candidates and initiatives to endorse.
The WSLC then makes every effort to inform union members about these endorsements and why they were made.

WSLC Labor Candidate School will be June 1-4
It's never been more apparent than it is today that if union members want to take our government back from the corporate interests that control it, they will have to do it themselves by stepping up and running for elected office. Since 1995, the Washington State Labor Council has offered a union candidate recruitment and training program that has become a national model. "Planting Seeds for the Future," the WSLC's 8th bi-annual Labor Candidate School, will be held June 1-4 in Kingston. Click here for more information, including how you can register.

NOVEMBER 2008
WSLC's Rick Bender: Working families won on Election Day
Says WSLC President Rick Bender: "The clear winners are the working families of Washington . We chose Governor Chris Gregoire’s track record of governing and managing for the people over Dino Rossi’s record of acting only in the interest of big business through tax cuts and deregulation policies. ... She has a strong record of protecting the working families of Washington and, as she works with the Olympia legislators to steady our ship of state through these stormy times, we are certain she will continue on a course to ensure that business whining doesn’t overshadow the needs of Washington ’s workforce.

2008 WSLC Legislative Voting Records
The Washington State Labor Council's 2008 Legislative Voting Records are available in a 3-page printable (PDF) format. More details on the bills included and overall coverage of the session are included in the 2008 WSLC Legislative Report & Voting Record.

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