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Resolution in Support of Big Dipper Wax Works Workers Organizing

WHEREAS, The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 160 was approached by Big Dipper Wax Works employees seeking assistance with organizing a union at their place of employment, and; WHEREAS, workers at Big Dipper Wax Works have been attempting to organize a union at this locally owned and operated Seattle, WA business […]

Resolution on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)

WHEREAS, the Pacific Northwest has a long and strong history of resistance to corporate-centered “free trade,” including the 1999 Battle of Seattle WTO protests; WHEREAS, over 150,000 jobs have been lost in Washington and Oregon combined since NAFTA, many of these being union jobs in manufacturing, agriculture, and increasingly, service sector industries; WHEREAS, in Washington […]

Resolution in Support of the Burien Minimum Wage Campaign

WHEREAS, low wages contribute to housing insecurity, homelessness, and many other social problems that weaken communities; and WHEREAS, someone working full-time at the minimum wage in Burien or unincorporated King County has to spend well over half their income to rent a modest 1-bedroom apartment for $1,600 a month; and WHEREAS, in 2013 and 2014, […]

Resolution in Support of Letter Carriers

WHEREAS, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) and the United States Postal Service (USPS) began contract negotiations on February 22, 2023; WHEREAS, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is in the midst of a staffing crisis that has prevented it from providing reliable, affordable, and universal mail service to every community in the United […]

Resolution to Support IAM 160 Workers in Shoreline

WHEREAS, The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 160 Local Lodge 289 members working for Shoreline School District began negotiations in July of 2022, and have not yet reached an agreement, and; WHEREAS, Union members have been understanding throughout negotiations of the School District’s financial situation and have accepted only modest wage […]