Dining workers from Lavish Roots at Meta met with Bellevue deputy mayor Mo Malakoutian to discuss why they are organizing to join our union and why the City of Bellevue should support workers' right to organize. Thank you for standing with Washington workers!

Lavish Roots dining workers at Meta facilities in Washington are organizing to join our union -- and facing a fierce anti-union campaign from management. Tell Lavish Roots: Respect Our Rights!

Last week, dining workers from Lavish Roots at Meta thanked Redmond city council for standing up for workers' rights, and asked for its continued support. Tell Lavish Roots: Respect Our Rights! local8.org/tell-lavish

Yesterday we leafletted Meta office staff in Bellevue and asked them to support their Lavish Roots dining workers, who are organizing a union. The response was great--they have our backs! If you know a Meta employee, send them our survey here: local8.org/metasurvey

Great news and victory for hospitality workers in LA!

I was glad to join dozens of elected leaders around the region as a signatory of this letter in support of food service workers at local Meta offices in Bellevue and Redmond.

I join with 40 elected asking META and Lavish to respect the right of workers to organize. #DemocracyMatters bsky.app/profile/unit...

BREAKING: 40 elected leaders sent a letter to Lavish Roots and Meta urging them to be neutral and respect workers’ desire to form a union. Over 200 Lavish workers who prepare and serve meals for Meta employees in WA state are organizing, and our elected leaders have our backs!

Thank you Congresswoman Jayapal for listening to Lavish Roots workers who cook and serve food at Meta! For Abdul, a dishwasher, “This letter demonstrates that the concerns we face are not ours alone. It lends us the courage that we must summon every day to transform our lives.”

Meet Shakira. Ten years ago, she was living in a shelter with her three kids, working at a non-union hotel. Now she's a member of HTC. Unions are how working people can build a dignified life. But in a city as expensive as ours, they need local government on their side.

We’re speaking out today at SeaTac to tell Alaska Airlines that NO airline catering worker should have to choose between paying their bills or getting medical treatment!   IT’S OUR TURN for equal wages and fair benefits!

Dawson, a Lavish Roots worker at Meta, is organizing because she doesn't get paid enough and can't afford to go see a doctor.

Fraxinella, a Lavish Roots worker at Meta, says she's organizing a union because of the high cost of living. Lavish Roots food service workers make less than workers doing the same jobs at Google, Microsoft, and even other Meta cafeterias!

Juliet, a Lavish Roots worker of six and half years at Meta, says "I can't buy a house. I cant afford my surgeries that I need on my hands and on my knees."

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Johanna, a Lavish Roots worker at Meta, talks about why she wants a union.

🚨Breaking!🚨 Workers who serve food to tech employees at Meta cafeterias in Washington are demanding a union. Workers make less than workers doing the same jobs at Google, Microsoft, and even other Meta cafeterias!

After tough negotiations and threatening to strike, Edgewater Hotel workers unanimously ratified a new contract with $9 raises and improved workload protections. Way to go @uniteherelocal8.bsky.social! 🎉

🚨Breaking: Edgewater Hotel workers unanimously ratified a new contract with $9 in raises over the contract, increased pension, fair workload protections, and improved vacation and holiday benefits. Congrats!

Edgewater workers picketed at 7am outside the hotel. One day longer, one day stronger! Edgewater workers have voted to authorize a strike.

We stand in solidarity with ‪@iamunion.bsky.social‬ Local lodge 695 member Maximo Londonio and call for his release from detention and be returned to his family and community! On May 15, the father of three was detained by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon his return to the United States US

Noor and Ryan say they need raises at the Edgewater so they can afford to continue living here.

Justine from the Edgewater voted YES to authorize a strike because she wants respect and a raise.

🚨Labor Alert!!!🚨 Workers at Seattle's iconic Edgewater hotel who want a fair contract have vote to authorize a strike!

Last week on May Day, Seattle area members marched with over 1,000 union and community members in celebration of worker and immigrant rights.

Local 8 crew!

Trump and Musk’s attacks on federal services, working people, and basic human rights have been dizzying. As union members, we know what it takes to win, and that fighting back will not be easy or quick. Join Local 8 at Saturday’s HANDS OFF! Action 12pm at Seattle Center. app.sosha.ai/s/jf5bz6NG

🚨 STAND WITH DETAINED IMMIGRANT WORKERS! Labor and community are gathering at the NW Detention Center in Tacoma 3/27 to protest the detention of Lewellyn Dixon, a member of @seiu925.bsky.social, and Alfredo ‘Lelo’ Juarez, an organizer with Familias Unidas por la Justicia. 3/27 5:30PM 1623 E J St

🚨 STAND WITH DETAINED IMMIGRANT WORKERS! Labor and community are gathering at the NW Detention Center to protest the detention of Lewelyn Dixon and Alfredo ‘Lelo’ Juarez. 📅 Thursday, March 27 🕠 5:30PM 📍 NW Detention Center: 1623 E J St, Tacoma, WA 98421 @wslc.bsky.social

Over 1,000 garment workers are demanding @Nike give them the recognition and pay they deserve. We stand with them. #SeeUsNike bsky.app/profile/glob...

“None of us can last forever,” Flores [Doubletree Seatac woker] said. “Unemployment would take away some of that fear. It wouldn’t make striking easy, but it would make it possible.”

UNITE HERE Local 8 is offering an Organizing Apprenticeship to be based in the Seattle, WA Metro Region. Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @uniteherelocal8.bsky.social @unitehere.org

Y'all should take a moment to support the awesome @globallaborjustice.bsky.social campaign to raise wages for workers who make Nike gear. actionnetwork.org/forms/one-th...

This is great news! UI for striking workers - especially low wage workers - would help even the playfield. Let’s get this done!

🚨ACTION ALERT!🚨Urge your State Senator to VOTE YES on Unemployment Insurance for Strikers, and help workers win their union and secure fair contracts! Bad bosses can exploit employees’ financial situation to keep workers from striking. Let’s fix that! act.aflcio.org/letters/supp...

🚨SIGN IN PRO🚨for SB-5578 and HB-1764 before tomorrow at 9:30AM. Everything is more expensive and the Minimum Wage is not keeping up with the price tags. Spread the word. Use the following links to take action. app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie... app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...

More than 30% of Americans have less than $400 in savings. You won’t last long on the picket line without a safety net – and bosses know it. UI for Striking Workers will provide money to survive while workers negotiate a fair contract to help them thrive. #UI4Strikers

NWPB reported on the legislation in WA to make striking workers eligible for UI, and talked to Doubletree Room Attendant Pearl Johnson about her financial struggles and striking. "You have to rely on friends, family and government to help you,” she said. www.nwpb.org/2025/01/09/l...

Seattle Westin workers are standing with striking San Francisco hotel workers and calling on Marriott to settle a fair contract. In Solidarity!

Westin workers win big in new contract! Workers at the Westin Seattle have ratified a new contract, following Doubletree and Hilton workers in Seatac, that sets a new standard for Seattle hotel workers!

Contract Victory! HMS Host workers at SeaTac settled an incredible contract with large wage increases for both tipped and non-tipped workers, improvements to healthcare and pension benefits, and credit card tips for Starbucks baristas and other counter service workers.

Proud to be at Transit Riders Union fundraiser tonight supporting and celebrating their great work in the region.

SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL ALERT Thousands of hotel workers are on strike and standard services may be disrupted. ❌ Palace Hotel ❌ Marriott Union Square ❌ Westin St. Francis ❌ Hilton Union Square ❌ Grand Hyatt Avoid strikes at fairhotel.org

Piles of trash. Missing toilet paper. Closed food and drink outlets. Hotels say they have contingency plans for strikes, but guests at struck hotels like the Westin St. Francis report service disruptions. Use fairhotel.org to avoid strikes.

Workers at the Doubletree Sea Airport and Sea Airport Hilton & Conf Ctr are still riding high from winning a groundbreaking contract after going on strike twice to fight for real raises and workload protections. See more here: seatacblog.com/2024/11/10/s...

What do Westin Seattle workers want? A contract with real raises and fair workloads!

Workers are the Westin Seattle picketed today, fighting for a contract with real raises to keep with with cost of living in the Seattle area.

Workers at the Doubletree Sea Airport and Sea Airport Hilton & Conf Ctr have ratified new contracts, winning significant wage increases over the duration of the contract and workload protections they had sought! Congratulations!

*tap tap* Is this thing on? We’re gonna start posting over here too.