The 2023 Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO will be held July 18-20 in SeaTac at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport. Per WSLC Constitution, all affiliated unions will receive a convention call 90 days prior to the event notifying each union how many delegates and alternates they can send and explaining […]
The 2022 Constitutional Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO was held July 19-21 at the Coast Wenatchee Hotel and Convention Center. It was the first annual WSLC convention held in person since 2019, before the pandemic began. With the theme “Building Our Future,” convention speakers and workshops focused on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, hundreds of delegates representing unions across the state gathered virtually via Zoom on July 21-23 for the WSLC’s 2021 Convention. With the theme “Our Time Now,” convention speakers and workshops addressed the challenges and opportunities before the Washington state and national labor movement, with a focus on passing the Protecting […]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of delegates representing unions across the state gathered virtually via Zoom on Sept. 23-25 for the WSLC’s 2020 Constitutional Convention. Under the theme “Justice, Democracy, and Our Unions,” the convention explored racial and economic justice amid the pandemic, how we can transform our unions to meet those challenges, and the […]
Hundreds of delegates representing unions across the state gathered July 25-27 in SeaTac for the 2019 Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Under the theme “Looking Back. Moving Forward.” the convention commemorated the 100th anniversary of the 1919 Seattle General Strike and the Centralia Tragedy, and examined the issues and challenges facing today’s […]
Hundreds of delegates representing unions across the state gathered July 17-19 in Wenatchee for the 2018 Constitutional Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Under the theme “Union Strong,” the convention featured distinguished guest speakers and educational workshops focused on staying strong amid legal and legislative efforts to take away workers’ freedom to join […]
Hundreds of delegates representing unions across the state gathered July 18-20 in Vancouver for the 2017 Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. Under the theme “Resist and Persist,” the convention featured distinguished guest speakers and educational workshops focused on organized labor’s efforts to resist the Trump administration’s anti-working family agenda and persist with […]
The 2016 Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO was held July 19-21 at the Coast Wenatchee Hotel and Convention center. Delegates representing the WSLC’s more than 500 affiliated labor organizations, with some 450,000 rank-and-file members, gathered to hear from distinguished labor and community leaders, and to set the course for the state’s largest […]
The 2015 Convention of the Washington State Labor Council was held July 23-25 at the SeaTac DoubleTree Hotel. Delegates representing the WSLC’s more than 500 affiliated labor organizations, with some 400,000 rank-and-file members, gathered to hear from distinguished labor, government and community leaders, and to set the course for the state’s largest union organization in […]