January 10, 2025 Washington Governor Jay Inslee has refused to pardon eight Centralia, Washington union men convicted in a controversial murder case following the 1919 Centralia Tragedy. The men, members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), were convicted in 1920 “…in a trial thatContinue reading “Inslee refuses to pardon IWW union men in 100-year-old Centralia murder case”
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4th Bellingham Starbucks Unionizes!
Congrats to the workers at the Starbucks at Old Fairhaven Parkway and 30th! They voted to unionize with Starbucks Workers United on September 30. This makes 4 union Starbucks in town- only the store on Bakerview remains (so far) unorganized. This is the 500th store across the country to join SBWU. The union’s press releaseContinue reading “4th Bellingham Starbucks Unionizes!”
Union loses at Amazon- one postmortem
There will surely be many analyses of why the Retail, Warehouse, and Distribution Workers Union [RWDSU] lost the union election at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer Alabama. Here is one very insightful analysis of why RWDSU lost the union campaign in Bessemer. The mistakes made by this union are astonishing; things we learn on dayContinue reading “Union loses at Amazon- one postmortem”
Industrial Workers of the World Whatcom-Skagit Branch 