Sarah Tucker

Travel Journalist, Broadcaster and Author at Mortgage Solutions

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Strike authorized at PeaceHealth | WSU rallies | Kilmar Abrego-Garcia

2 weeks ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

Wednesday, April 9, 2025► From KREM — WSU students, faculty hold ‘Kill the Cuts Rally’ pushing back against potential federal funding cuts — A local union advocating for academic student workers organized dozens of people for a demonstration on the steps of Todd Hall at WSU’s Pullman campus to voice their concerns over potential state and federal funding loss. “We will fight back,” said Bronwyn Valentine, a WSU grad student.
All out for May Day

2 weeks ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

Labor and community will rally in Seattle and elsewhere in Washington to defend immigrant families and denounce Trump’s attacks on working peopleSEATTLE, WA (April 8, 2025) — In the face of escalating attacks on working people, organized labor is turning out en masse for actions on International Workers Day, commonly known as May Day. The largest rally, in Seattle, is organized by a coalition of immigrants rights and community groups, supported by local labor.
Save Social Security phone bank

2 weeks ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

The following is from the Alliance for Retired Americans:(April 8, 2025) — Help protect Social Security and stop DOGE’s attempts to dismantle the SSA – from the comfort of your own home!TAKE A STAND: Join the Alliance for a virtual “Stop the Steal – Save Social Security” phone bank at 11:00 a.m. pacific on Thursday, April 10. Help us educate retiree activists about Elon Musk’s attacks on Social Security and give them the information they need to call their representatives in Congress.
Cascade PBS Union files ULP

3 weeks ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

Workers’ right to share information on union activity violated, per unionSEATTLE, WA (April 3, 2025) — The union representing workers at Cascade PBS has filed an unfair labor practice complaint against their employer this past weekend, as negotiations to renew their contract continue.
Labor rallies for Lewelyn and Lelo

3 weeks ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

Hundreds rallied Thursday, calling for the release of union siblings and all those held in the inhumane conditions at the privately-run Tacoma detention centerTACOMA, WA (March 28, 2025) — Union members and community allies packed the street in front of the NW Detention Center Thursday evening, calling for the release of Alfredo ‘Lelo’ Juarez Zeferino and Lewelyn Dixon, and all of the people held at the for-profit facility.
WFSE secures 1000s in backpay for DOC members

1 month ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

Unfairly excluded from assignment pay they deserved for the dangers posed by their work, nine WFSE DOC members took their case from grievance to arbitration and wonOLYMPIA, WA (March 7, 2025) — After a hard fight, Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28 members received an arbitration opinion vindicating nine Department of Corrections members who teach Defensive Tactics courses who had been unfairly excluded from receiving assignment pay.
What makes a good job?

1 month ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

Share what a good job means to you in a survey guiding workforce development in Washington StateOLYMPIA, WA (February 27, 2025) — What makes a good job? That’s the question asked by Washington’s Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board in a survey seeking to gain insights on wages, benefits, safety, and the value of union representation.
Claude Burfect reflects on a life of activism

1 month ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

MLK Labor spoke with retired WFSE Local 341 leader Claude Burfect about his lifelong activism, spanning civil rights to the labor movement. SEATTLE, WA (February 26, 2025) — Claude Burfect was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1942, deep in the heart of the Jim Crow era. His father died before his second birthday, leaving his mother to work multiple jobs cleaning houses to raise him and his three siblings.
City workers sue Seattle

2 months ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

Alleging wage theft, City of Seattle employees are pursuing a class action lawsuit over the city’s payroll system covering thousands of workersSEATTLE, WA (February 14, 2025) — Three unionized workers initiated a class action lawsuit against the City of Seattle for wage theft, over claims arising out of the City’s implementation of a new payroll system. That system, Workday was rolled out in September 2024 for all the City’s nearly 14,000 employees.
It's time to raise Washington's minimum wage

2 months ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

With stagnant wages, working people are struggling for economic security. Rep. Sharlett Mena’s bill to raise the minimum wage statewide could change that. OLYMPIA, WA (February 10, 2025) — The slogan was simple: “eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for what we will.” It’s been 85 years since the Fair Standards Labor Act established a 40 hour workweek. But for many low-wage workers, the possibility of balancing work with rest and leisure is still far out of reach.