Many union families in Southwest Washington are suffering economic hardship amid the COVID-19 outbreak, which had its U.S. epicenter in Washington state.

Labor's Community Service Agency has been a champion for the health, well-being, and stability of families and individuals throughout the Columbia-Willamette region for forty-five years.  Now they're stepping up to help working families in our region during the Covid-19 pandemic.
LCSA Emergency Fundraiser - COVID19.pdf

Like educators in many school districts around the country, members of the Vancouver Education Association are wearing red on Wednesdays as a part of the #RedForEd campaign. The VEA is taking things a step further, though, with its #TradesTuesday campaign.

Last year, thousands of Marriott workers represented by UNITE HERE went on strike because “One Job Should Be Enough.” (Workers at Marriott’s Westin Hotel in Seattle avoided a strike by securing a groundbreaking new contract.

SW Washington Central Labor Council delegates held elections for officers, members of the Executive Board and Trustee positions at their February 5, 2020 meeting. Shannon A Walker (IAM W536 was re-elected president.

The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, H.R.2474 will finally have a vote in Congress next week. Congressman Kurt Schrader is the only Democrat in Oregon’s Congressional delegation who does not support this critical legislation. Many SW Washington union members work on both sides of the Columbia.