Washington State Labor Council
The Washington State Labor Council is the Washington branch of the AFL–CIO. It represents all AFL–CIO affiliates in state politics, and its major interest group, particularly for Democratic politicians. The organization was split when several national unions broke from the AFL–CIO and formed the Change to Win Coalition, taking their state and local affiliates with them. [https://www.wslc.org/president/ Larry Brown] has been the President of the State Labor Council since December 2018. Other prominent leaders have included Jeffrey Johnson, Rick Bender, Lou Stewart, Alan Link, and [https://www.wslc.org/secretary-treasurer/ April Sims], the organization's current Secretary-Treasurer (equivalent to executive director). Sims is the first woman of color and the first black person to be elected as a WSLC executive officer.
External links
- [http://www.wslc.org/ Washington State State Labor Council Homepage]
- [http://www.wslc.org/officers-2/ List of Current Officers, Washington State State Labor Council]
- [https://www.wslc.org/category/who-we-are/affiliated-unions/ List of Affiliate Unions, Washington State State Labor Council]
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- [http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/findaids/docs/papersrecords/WashingtonStateFederationofLabor0301.xml Washington State Federation of Labor Records.] Circa 1901–1967. 45.44 cubic feet (including 2 microfilm reels, 1 package and 1 vertical file).
- [http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/view?docId=AFLCIOWashingtonStateLaborCouncil0450.xml AFL–CIO, Washington State Labor Council Records.] 1919–2010. 187.18 cubic feet.
- [http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/view?docId=AFLCIOWashingtonStateLaborCouncilPHColl1134.xml Washington State Labor Council Photograph and Video Collection.] 1981–1999. 20 cubic feet (20 boxes).
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