LERC welcomes Mara Rafferty as Director, Kicks off Strategic Planning Process The Washington State Labor Education and Research Center (WA LERC) is proud to welcome its new Executive Director, Mara Rafferty. Mara most recently served as Lead External Organizer for United Autoworkers Local 4121, where she helped lead campaigns, education, and training for young workers…
Coming in November: Labor Then and Now & Inoculation Join us this November for the second month of our fall public offerings! Registration is open, and classes are held in-person at the Labor Center in Georgetown and online. Labor Then and Now: A Primer on Labor History Thursday November 14, 6pm to 8pm A crash…
Amazon Worker Organizing Documentary Now Showing The Sundance-award winning documentary UNION is coming to Seattle this month! We are proud to be co-sponsoring these screenings on October 25th through October 27th at the Northwest Film Forum. Watch the official trailer below and get your tickets here. We are excited to make a limited number of…
Building Stronger Unions in our Workplace: October 15 and 29 At the bargaining table, bosses want to take away our pay and benefits, while in the workplace, managers try to chip away at our hard-earned rights. How do we fight back? We build strong unions at work! Register today for this two-part series, where we’ll…
Research Report: Regional Partnerships for Immigrant Integration and Workforce Development in King County Bridges Center Research Director, Rachel Erstad, in partnership with our Labor Policy Researcher, Muhammad Javid, developed and conducted interviews and surveyed labor and workforce development leaders in Seattle and King County for a new report, “Regional Partnerships for Immigrant Integration and Workforce…
Free Online Lunch and Learn: Mobilizing for Action, October 8 at Noon Mobilizing members and colleagues to attend a rally, hearing or other action or meeting is one of the most challenging aspects of union organizing and stewardship. There are few feelings more anxiety provoking than the 15 minutes prior to the start of the…
Register Today for Fall 2024 Public Courses Looking to build your skills as an organizer and leader? Join us this fall for one of our public courses! All courses except ‘Mobilizing Members’ on October 8 will be offered in person at our Georgetown Campus and over zoom from 6pm to 8pm. We highly recommend in-person…
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