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One of the services the Washington State Labor Council provides its affiliated unions is legislative education and advocacy. As is the case with collective bargaining, by joining forces and speaking with a united voice on issues affecting working families, labor has greater influence.
 

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Legislative Updates every Tuesday

The Washington State Labor Council produces and distributes a weekly WSLC Legislative Update newsletter during the 2013 state legislative session in Olympia. Click here for the latest edition. Stay current on the legislation affecting Washington's working families by subscribing to the WSLC email list.

 
WSLC's 2012 Legislative Report & Voting Record

The 2012 edition of the Washington State Labor Council's Legislative Report and Voting Record, which summarizes the fate of legislation affecting Washington's working families in this year's State Legislature, is now available online (in HTML and PDF). This year's Legislative Voting Records are also posted online, as are voting records dating back to 2000.

Printed copies of the 2012 report are being mailed to all affiliated unions. All rank-and-file members of WSLC-affiliated unions may also request a free printed copy of this publication to be mailed to them. Call 206-281-8901 for more information.

WHERE WE STAND

The WSLC will be updating it's Position Papers throughout the 2013 legislative session. Each issue paper will be posted here as it it completed. 

Underground Economy & State Revenue Recovery -- Includes wage theft and employee misclassification

If you are interested in previous years' editions of these Position Papers, email David Groves.

WSLC Position Papers

There are about 520,000 union members in the state -- 19% of the non-agricultural workforce -- ranking Washington as the 4th most unionized state in the nation. But the legislative positions taken by the Washington State Labor Council are on issues affecting ALL working people, not just union members.

From minimum wage to workers' compensation, from overtime pay to unemployment insurance -- the Washington State Labor Council are all too often the only voice in Olympia on behalf of everyday working people on many legislative issues. That is unfortunate, given the number of corporate and trade association lobbyists who often fight to remove or roll back hard-earned workplace standards and rights. But it is a banner the WSLC and other labor organizations carry with pride.

The WSLC Position Papers -- listed in the box (above right) -- are intended to provide a summary of the issues affecting working families that have come up and are likely to come up again in the State Legislature. These are intended to be a quick educational and reference tool for legislators and others who follow the legislative process. More detailed information is available upon request. Questions? Email David Groves. 

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