STATE GOVERNMENTHundreds rally in Olympia to protect strikers with HB 1893

Hundreds of union members and supporters rallied in the rain Wednesday on the Capitol Steps to call on the Washington State Senate to pass legislation allowing striking workers to access unemployment insurance benefits. The state House has approved HB 1893, but the Senate only has until Friday’s cutoff deadline to do the same.

“The House has already taken a stand for Washington’s working families by passing HB 1893,” said April Sims, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. “Now it’s time for our State Senators to stand with workers. Bring HB 1893 to the Senate floor now and vote YES!”

TAKE A STAND — Send a message to your state senator today urging them to pass HB 1893.
At Wednesday’s rally, hundreds of union members from multiple trades across the state gathered to hear from labor and legislative leaders about why striking workers should get unemployment benefits.
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