Sarah Tucker

Travel Journalist, Broadcaster and Author at Mortgage Solutions

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Take a STAND

5 days ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

This page is regularly updated. Planning or attending an action you don’t see listed? Send it to The STAND’s Editor at [email protected]► NEW: Rally for IAM brother Maximo Londonio at the NW Detention Center. Friday, June 6 starting at 4pm (1623 East J St., Tacoma, WA). ► ‘No cuts to VA services’ Tuesday rallies. Every Tuesday from 3pm to 6pm at the Seattle VA Medical Center (1660 S Columbian Way).
Lewelyn Dixon is free

1 week ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

After three months in detention, judge releases SEIU Local 925 member thanks to community pressureTACOMA, WA (May 30, 2o25) — Sister Lewelyn Dixon, Aunty Lynn to her beloved community, walked out of the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma Thursday afternoon, welcomed by her family and a crowd of community supporters and labor siblings. She had been held in the for-profit detention center since February, awaiting a hearing on the merits of her case.
Summer Institute for Union Women returns

1 week ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

Program offers opportunities for union women from the western U.S. and Canada to build skills and community togetherBURNABY, B.C. (May 30, 2025) — For five days in June, rank-and-file union members and labor leaders will gather together in British Columbia for an intensive week of learning and fellowship.
Western University student workers strike

1 week ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

Hundreds of Operational Student Employees are striking for union recognition and a fair contractBELLINGHAM, WA (May 29, 2025) — 1,200 workers at Western Washington University (WWU) walked off the job and onto the picket line early yesterday morning after the university administration refused to recognize the workers’ union and negotiate a contract.
Sea-Tac service workers ratify contract

1 week ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

The agreement improves seniority, leave policies, workplace safety, and adds protections for immigrant workersSEATAC, WA (May 29, 2025) — After weeks of negotiations, the all-women bargaining team of cabin cleaners and wheelchair agents secured a contract raising standards for over 600 workers at Sea-Tac Airport. Those workers, members of SEIU Local 6 who provide passenger services at the airport, voted unanimously to approve the contract.
City of Vancouver workers ratify contract

1 week ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

OPEIU members’ new contract features significant improvements in compensation, healthcare costs, and moreVANCOUVER, WA (May 28, 2025) — An overwhelming majority of workers represented by OPEIU Local 11 at the City of Vancouver voted to approve a new contract that increases wages, decreases the employee share of healthcare contributions, and adds new financial incentives and benefits for an array of work groups. Per a statement from the union, the contract was approved by 90%.
Rally for Auntie Lynn

1 week ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

Supporters will rally for SEIU Sister Lewelyn Dixon on Thursday during her immigration hearingTACOMA, WA (May 27, 2025) — SEIU Local 925, Tanggol Migrante Network, and labor and community supporters will be back in front of the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma on Thursday, calling for the immediate release of Lewelyn Dixon, affectionately known as Auntie Lynn.
Rally for detained union members and fellow Filipino immigrants

2 weeks ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

Community and Labor will rally together today at the NW Detention Center, calling for the release of Brother Maximo Londonio, Sister Lewelyn Dixon, and all those detained at the privately-run facility TACOMA, WA (May 23, 2023) — Supporters will gather in front of the NW Detention Center (NWDC) in Tacoma today from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., calling for the release of union members Maximo Londonio and Lewelyn Dixon, for the release of their fellow detainees, and for accountability and action from the...
IAM member detained at Sea-Tac

2 weeks ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

Brother Maximo Londonio was detained by Customs and Border Protection returning from the Philippines with his familySEATTLE, WA (May 20, 2025) — Another union member has been taken and held by immigration authorities after returning from a trip to the Philippines.
'Cutting Medicaid would be like setting a bomb off'

3 weeks ago | thestand.org | Sarah Tucker

As Republicans in Congress consider cuts to Medicaid in order to give tax breaks to the ultrawealthy, Washingtonians are speaking outPASCO, WA (May 12, 2025) — In Washington, where about 1 in 5 residents is covered by Medicaid, proposals in the U.S. Capitol to cut any amount of funding for this essential program pose a threat to the wellbeing of working families across the state.