Washington YELL Spokane Chapter

02/27/2025

BOISE — A bill that would limit the negotiating power of firefighter unions has been introduced to the Idaho House.

03/12/2023

PEPP received a large contribution from the Spokane County Democrats and Tina Morrrisson of the Spokane Regional Labor Council was there to receive it.

Read below to learn more about PEPP:

https://www.kxly.com/news/education/new-local-non-profit-offers-job-training-opportunities-for-previously-incarcerated-people/article_651362f2-a138-504c-8af3-bea425e30d5c.html

02/08/2023

Bidens State of the Union is labors greatest hits.

02/08/2023

President Biden has mentioned USW and IBEW tonight.

12/09/2022

This is great news!!!!

The Washington Supreme Court ruled the city's open bargaining rules violates the Washington State Constitution. They said allowing local governments to set bargaining terms could lead to a patchwork of labor regulations across the state.

01/23/2022

Thanks Rep. Marcus Riccelli for sponsoring this bill. Also thanks to YELL member Jeff Beaulac for sharing this information.

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For folks who want to be extra hip and cool....Do this! sign in PRO on HB 1806 https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/Add?chamber=House&mId=29608&aId=144544&caId=19075&tId=3! Supporting legislation in this way is a GREAT way to be directly involved in the legislative process.

OLYMPIA (Jan. 21, 2022) — This year, the Washington State Legislature has the opportunity to extend collective bargaining rights to the hard-working people who make the legislative process work at the State Capitol, but have been unfairly denied the right to join together and negotiate for better ...

12/21/2021

Hopefully this means good things to come.

Employees voted to ratify a new contract to end a work stoppage that began in early October.

12/17/2021

Unions promote economic equality and build worker power, helping workers to win increases in pay, better benefits, and safer working conditions,” said Asha Banerjee, economic analyst at EPI and co-author of the report. “But the benefits of unions extend far beyond the workplace. The data suggest that unions also give workers a voice in shaping their communities and political representation.”

New EPI report finds strong union states like Washington have more equitable economic, social structures   WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 17, 2021) — A new report from the Economic Policy Institute documents the correlation between higher levels of unionization and a range of economic, personal, and demo...

12/10/2021

What a great victory. Lets unionize more stores.

Baristas and other workers from three stores voted whether to unionize. Starbucks fought the plan. Now, workers at 4 additional U.S. locations are also pursuing union votes.