Kathy Cummings, Communications
Director of the Washington State Labor Council, provides video coverage
of many events organized by the WSLC and its affiliated unions. Below
are some sample videos of recent events, but you can see many more at
the WSLC's video feed at
YouTube. If your WSLC-affiliated union is
interested in having Kathy cover your labor event, email
her or call her at 206-281-8901.
"American
workers deserve better!"
(July 15) --
Advocates for workers’ rights recently
convened in Seattle to support legislation that would, among other
things, provide stronger penalties for workplace safety violations and beef
up protections for whistleblowers.
Yes, We
Did!
(March 28) -- Supporters of
federal health care reform celebrated with U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria
Cantwell, U.S. Reps. Jay Inslee and Brian Baird, Gov. Chris Gregoire and
others at the Machinists Hall in South Seattle on March 28.
We Want
Jobs NOW!
(March 17) -- More than 600
building and construction trades workers from the Seattle metropolitan area
rallied downtown on St. Patrick's Day to demand the
"green-lighting" of major job-creating investments being delayed
by political wrangling. Read
more.
Make Wall Street Pay!
(March 15) -- Several dozen protesters chanted
outside a Chase Bank branch in downtown Seattle, urging the
company and other big Wall Street banks to pay their fair share to maintain
state services and create jobs. Specifically, the protesters were angry that
powerful banking lobbyists in Olympia are fighting to maintain a $67 million
tax giveaway for out-of-state banks at a time that schools, health care and
other state services are being slashed. Read more.
