2024 Election Endorsements

Snohomish and Island County Council election endorsements here

AFL-CIO Unanimously Endorses Kamala Harris for President | AFL-CIO (aflcio.org)


Trade Up 2024 Events

Check out the planned 2024 Trade Up events in the area here


Support Our Veterans!

Veterans from all generations are in need of our support. We support our veterans and have provided a list of references here.

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The Snohomish & Island County Labor Council and Its Purpose

The Snohomish and Island County Labor Council is a federation of 64 unions in Snohomish and Island counties representing more than 42,000 working families for the purpose of bargaining wages, salaries, and working conditions with their employers.

Headquartered in the historic Labor Temple building in downtown Everett, the Council has been an advocate for its affiliates for more than 120 years. The Council's and its member unions are dedicated to helping workers organize their workplaces to ensure fair wages, economic justice, dignity, and safety in the workplace.

Support Unions! Buy Union-Made Products

Made-in-America, union-made products available for every occasion. Check out our union-made page.

FIND AN UNION JOB: https://www.unionhiringhall.org/


Striking Boeing Factory Workers Say They Are Ready to Hold Out for a Better Contract

Blue-collar workers from Boeing walked picket lines in the Pacific Northwest instead of building airplanes on Friday after they overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract. Read Article


Skagit Regional Health Comes to Tentative Agreement with Nurses

After 14 negotiation sessions over the past five months, Skagit Regional Health and its nurses reached a tentative agreement on a contract. Read Article


124 Washington Stores Potentially Impacted in Kroger-Albertsons Merger

As Kroger and Albertsons merger talks are ongoing, the grocery giants have released a list of 124 Washington stores that could be impacted. Read Article


Support for Striking Machinists Surges

As Machinists continue their strike, community members are rallying around the workers. Machinists walked off the job to man their pickets, backed up by the community. Read Article


Thousands of WFSE Members Walk Out for Fair Contract

On Tuesday, September 10, thousands of WFSE members walked out of their jobs to draw attention to the need for a fair contract. Read Article


Fun Fact!

Did you know that Snohomish & Island County Labor Council (SICLC) has a partnership with United Way of Snohomish County? We do!

And together, through the Labor Advisory Committee, we placed $6,000 worth of school supplies around Snohomish & Island County. A BIG union thank you to our partner Fred Meyer in Marysville!

Photo, left to right: Three helpful Fred Meyer team members, Charlotte Murry, SICLC Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Maya Hemachandra, United Way of Snohomish County, Michael Schreck, IBEW 191, Business Rep/Organizer.

It Pays to be UNION. Join Us!

• Union workers' median weekly earnings are 16% higher than their nonunion counterparts

• Median wages for women Union workers are 20% higer than nonunion women

• Median wages for African American Union workers are 27% higher than nonunion African American workers

• Median wages for Latino Union workers are 39% higher than nonunion Latino workers

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