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Resolution to Support UA 32 Bargaining in Seattle

WHEREAS, prior to January 2022, UA Local 32 has negotiated with the Coalition of City Unions (CCU) for new agreements with the City of Seattle (City) WHEREAS, the City and the CCU commenced bargaining for a new agreement (for 2022) in July of 2021 WHEREAS, in December of 2021, the CCU individual unions voted to […]

Resolution on King County District Court Bargaining

WHEREAS, on June 30th, 2022, the represented employees of King County District Court voted 115 to 1 to reject a proposed agreement based on inadequate wage increases compared to local court comparables. WHEREAS, non-represented staff was given substantial wage increases based on a management-sponsored study by the District Court which used flawed and inaccurate information. […]

Resolution on Labor’s City of Seattle Budget Priorities

WHEREAS, Seattle is the center of the regional economy and the economic driver of the Pacific Northwest, a union town built by the hands and minds of workers; and WHEREAS, the City of Seattle is in the midst of budget deliberations for a biennial budget that impacts all workers who live and or work in […]

Resolution to Adopt the 2022-2024 Strategic Plan

WHEREAS, MLK Labor has established a practice of developing a Strategic Plan every three years to coincide with the terms of the elected officers. WHEREAS, the MLK Labor Executive Board held a full-day retreat in May to develop a set of organizational goals to serve as the framework for our Strategic Plan. These goals are […]

Resolution in Support of Airport Service Workers and Good Jobs for Good Airports Act

WHEREAS, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) is a critical publicly-funded infrastructure that is essential for driving the economy of our state and region. And where Sea-Tac airport service workers help people connect and power our global economy; and, WHEREAS, Sea-Tac airport service workers — a largely Black, brown, multiracial, and immigrant workforce — serve on the […]