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Pierce County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
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The voice of working families in Pierce County, est. 1890

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South Puget Sound healthcare workers are coming together 📅 2/11/26 - Join in person for a screening of WA Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN)’s Know Your Rights training, followed by a discussion: ICE Out of South Puget Sound Healthcare.
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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The Puyallup Fairgrounds was used as a temporary American concentration camp in 1942. This upcoming Day of Remembrance on Feb 21 explores the history and legacy of Executive Order 9066 and the incarceration of Japanese Americans.
A Day of Remembrance Through Stories, Art, Literature and Advocacy Presented by the Puyallup Valley JACL Date: Saturday, February 21 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Doors Open: 9:45 AM Location: Washington State Fairgrounds – Expo Hall Enter through the Gold Gate Free parking at Gold Parking Lot Event Details: The Puyallup Fairgrounds was used as a temporary American concentration camp in 1942. This Day of Remembrance explores the history and legacy of Executive Order 9066 and the incarceration of Japanese Americans, asking important questions such as: What was life like inside the Fairgrounds? How many children were living there? Where were people taken from? Can this happen again? Presenters: • Hana Koishi and Paul Tomita – “Puyallup Assembly Center” survivors and honored guest speakers • Tamiko Nimura – Author of A Place for What We Lose: A Daughter’s Return to Tule Lake • Chris Hopkins – Artist of a series on the WWII Japanese and Japanese American incarceration experience • Stanley Shikuma – Co-chair for Tsuru for Solidarity’s Child and Family Detention campaign Website: https://PuyallupValleyJACL.org Co-Sponsors: Seattle Chapter of the JACL Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington Tsuru for Solidarity Minidoka Pilgrimage Washington State Fair Event Center
February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Thank your mail carriers today!
Black-and-white poster honoring mail carriers. On the right, a vintage photograph of a mail carrier wearing a cap, glasses, bow tie, and work shirt holds a stack of letters and envelopes. On the left, large text reads: “Thanking mail carriers today for keeping us connected every day.” Along the lower left edge, smaller vertical text reads “Pierce Labor.”
February 4, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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Join Free Washington Project, a coalition of labor and community, TOMORROW for their virtual panel, “Organizing the Resistance: Voices from Minnesota” featuring labor, community, and faith leaders sharing their experiences organizing to defend their communities. actionnetwork.org/events/organ...
February 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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SEIU Healthcare 1199NW workers TOMORROW are calling for wages that keep up, strong benefits, and a fair disciplinary process at Community Health Care clinics across Tacoma, Spanaway and Puyallup. ✊🏻 Will we see you there?
Blue graphic reading “Pierce Labor – Info Picket.” Text box lists event details: Who: SEIU 1199 NW workers at Community Health Care. What: Picket for a contract that lifts wages, maintains benefits, and ensures a fair disciplinary process. When: January 27, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Where: Multiple Community Health Care locations in Pierce County, including sites on MLK Jr. Way, E 44th St, Broadway, Pacific Ave S, Gravelly Lake Dr SW, 188th Street South in Spanaway, and W Main St in Puyallup. Background shows a blue-toned Pacific Northwest landscape.
January 26, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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After failed bargaining with MultiCare, registered nurses at Tacoma General and the Mary Bridge NICU are picketing FRIDAY Jan. 23 to demand safe staffing and respect for patient care. When nurses speak up, we show up! Join them and stand with workers fighting for safety and dignity!
January 20, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Dr. King challenged us not just to dream, but to act. This MLK Day, Pierce County labor walks forward with audacious faith for justice at work and in our communities. #MLKDay
Green graphic featuring a black-and-white halftone image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at a podium, pointing forward with his right hand. White text reads, “We must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future.” The words “Pierce Labor” appear vertically along the left side.
January 19, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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🎓 Union families: The Jerry Beckendorf Community Service Scholarship is now open! Graduating seniors in Pierce County who are active in their communities may be eligible. Learn more + apply: bit.ly/Beckendorf26
Blue and green design with headline “Jerry Beckendorf Community Service Scholarship” and text explaining the scholarship encourages future generations of union activists and volunteers by recognizing outstanding student community service. Eligibility section reads: apply if you’re graduating high school in Pierce County, from a union household, and planning to attend college, university, or trade school. A “How to Apply” section includes a QR code, website link bit.ly/Beckendorf26, and contact information (phone number and email). Deadline listed as March 26, 2026. Graphic includes an illustration of hands holding an open box with a green heart labeled “2026.” Sponsored by Pierce County Labor Community Services Agency.
January 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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This season, let your gifts tell a story of
solidarity. 🛒 Buying union-made products and
shopping at union-run stores means your dollars are
backing fair wages, safe working conditions, and
dignity on the job. Check out the @aflcio.org gift guide at
go.aflcio.org/gifts
Holiday-themed graphic with a red background and a person holding a stack of wrapped gift boxes tied with red and striped ribbons. Large headline text reads “Gifting Union-Made Supports.” Surrounding callouts list: “Higher wages and better benefits,” “Fair labor practices and ethical values,” “Safer working conditions,” and “Stronger local economies.” A green button at the bottom reads “GO.AFLCIO.ORG/GIFTS.”
December 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Share the joy of the holidays with a less fortunate Union family by contributing to our 2025 Holiday Assistance fund. Every dollar you donate goes straight to helping families in need.
Pierce Co Labor Community Services Agency - Make the Season Bright for union families. Last year, PCCLC affiliates helped 19 families and 33 children through our Holiday Assistance Program. Every gift matters and every gift is appreciated!
October 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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We polled our readers regarding their biggest concerns about their job and future. Retirement and making ends meet tied as the largest concerns. #VoiceOfTheWorker #BetterInAUnion
October 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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❓Did you make your plan to vote by Nov. 4th? With the construction on South Tacoma Way, it's actually easier for us to drive by the 35th Street dropboxes lately 😅
October 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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The federal government is shut down because the Trump administration chose chaos and pain over responsible governing. Federal workers aren’t your pawns. Fund the government. Fix the health care crisis. Put working people first!
Text reads: Fund the Government. Fix the health care crisis. Put working people FIRST. Text reads: In WA State, about 58,508 federal workers will go without paychecks and 302,312 will lose their health care coverage. Call Congress at 844-896-5059
October 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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🎙️✊ Happy National Podcast Day! The Labor Radio Podcast Network brings together radio shows & podcasts from around the world that lift up workers’ struggles, victories, and demands for justice. Plug in & turn it up! www.laborradionetwork.org
September 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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If Congress refuses to extend the ACA enhanced premium tax credits, 22 million people who rely on them to afford coverage will face a 75% spike. Please make a call to tell your senators and representative to stop the health care price spike NOW! Call 855-493-4407.
September 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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In Sept.1953, Tacoma’s AFL business reps gathered on the steps of the Labor Temple at 1355 Market Street. Meeting each Wednesday for lunch, the group worked to share information, strengthen solidarity, and advance the common interests of union workers.
September 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Join us for a community-building Labor Day at Fort Steilacoom Park. Picnic, guest speakers, and live music! Sept 1 from 11 AM to 3 PM. Celebrating worker wins + Building people power!
August 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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#TBT to July 1947 at the Tacoma-Pierce County Blood Bank 🏥 where 18 loggers were donating to their AFL local 2587 Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union blood pool. The blood bank was a critical need for the community that LABOR founded in 1946. Tacoma is a union town! 💯✊🏻
July 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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A new AFL-CIO report shows that 179 million people with health insurance through work will pay up to $485 per person more in health care costs each year as a result of Medicaid and Affordable Care Act cuts in the budget reconciliation bill. aflcio.org/about/advoca...
An "explanation of costs" formatted similarly to an insurance "Explanation of Benefits" that lists out the costs of cutting healthcare services as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Click through for the written report.
June 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Rally for Max tomorrow June 20 at NWDC 9:00 AM!
June 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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📣 Join us THIS SATURDAY at People’s Park for a nonviolent, family-friendly action, rooted in direct action and community power. Hear from your community leaders. Engage with community orgs. Bring your signs, your voice, and your friends. Let’s show what real democracy looks like. 🗳️❤️
June 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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During last week's meeting, we took some special time to recognize Vance Lelli for his years of dedication to the Pierce County labor community and beyond. Thank you and congratulations to President Emeritus Vance, recipient of the Rose Solidarity award!
May 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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We signed a purchase agreement with Tacoma Public Schools following a $5 million allocation from the WA capital budget to fund the purchase of an elementary school in Tacoma's Eastside to transform into a childcare and workforce development center! Full story at unionhall.aflcio.org/pcclc/news/p...
Members of the Pierce County Labor Council's E-Board and Board of Trustees at a ceremonial check-signing for the purchase agreement of the Willard Elementary School with a caption: Pierce County Labor Secures $5 million in State Funding To Create Childcare and Workforce Hub
May 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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May 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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The Plumbers and Fitters Local Union No. 82. Ladies Auxiliary hosted their very first "Silver Tea" in honor of Mother's Day. May 15, 1948. 📷 Tacoma Public Library
May 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM