Labor Union continues to advance in anti-worker climate

Des Moines, Wash., - This week the Laborers’ International Union of North America
(LIUNA) held a five-day strategic organizing training for over 50 employees at Laborers’ Local 242. This training will set the stage for future campaigns that will fight for workers’ rights across Washington State.
LIUNA’s dedication to organizing meant using all workforce resources for the men and women who traveled in from throughout the state. International staff and guest speakers covered strategic research and planning, relationship building, labor law, political training and communication. The trainees will apply this knowledge ...

The Oregon AFL-CIO reports that many attacks on good jobs and workers were stopped or pushed back as the Oregon legislature wrapped up their legislative session in March. Read more.

LIUNA Local 483 members working for the City of Portland are struggling for a fair contract with the city. Read more.

W. Vernie Reed Scholarship Fund

W. VERNIE REED MEMORIAL FUND:

A scholarship program for certain members of the Laborers' International Union has been established as a living memorial to the late W. Vernie Reed, General Secretary-Treasurer of the International Union.

Through the generosity of Brother Reed's friends and associates, a self perpetuating fund will provide a program of yearly scholarships to assist eligible worthy students in furthering their four (4) year undergraduate education. The first award was made in the Spring of 1981. Scholarships are usually awarded before July.

To view the scholarship fund's website, please click here.

For 2013:
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce ...

Washington State voting records on worker issues are now available through the Washington Labor Council. Find out more.

Monday, April 28, the Oregon AFL-CIO will hold the annual memorial service in observance of Workers Memorial Day at the Fallen Worker Memorial at the state Capitol Mall in Salem. Find out more.