Working to Live in Southwest Washington

If you've been out and about in Vancouver Washington, you may have noticed some new additions to the walls of businesses such as Richland Hub (https://richlandhub.com/ [https://richlandhub.com/]) or White Oak Books (https://whiteoakbooks.net/. [https://whiteoakbooks.net/]) These and other businesses are displaying posters that explore our region's deep Labor history. The posters are part of a May Day Scavenger Hunt (https://tinyurl.com/mbwpk8px) [https://tinyurl.com/mbwpk8px] put together by a coalition of Southwest Washington educator, health care, state worker, and other unions that will culminate in a May Day celebration at the Clark County Historical Museum (https://cchmuseum.org/) [https://cchmuseum.org/] on May 1st at 5:00 PM. Harold sits down with several members of these unions * PSE (https://www.pseclassified.org/ [https://www.pseclassified.org/]) member Rachel Rice *   EEA (https://www.eeaoffice.com/ [https://www.eeaoffice.com/]) member Katherine Aimone *   OFNHP (https://ofnhp.aft.org/ [https://ofnhp.aft.org/]) member Connor Daniels *   CCAHE (https://www.ccahe.org/ [https://www.ccahe.org/]) member Sydney Brahmavar *   WPEA (https://www.wpea.org/ [https://www.wpea.org/]) member Courtney Braddock *   EEA (https://www.eeaoffice.com/ [https://www.eeaoffice.com/]) member Marj Hogan to find out more about May Day, what YOU could win by taking part in this fun community activity, and the scavenger hunt's surprising connection to... Pokemon Go? Find out more about this May Day celebration and how you can participate in the scavenger hunt at https://tinyurl.com/mbwpk8px [https://tinyurl.com/mbwpk8px].  Remember working people in Southwest Washington, this is YOUR podcast! Email us at podcast@swwaclc.org [podcast@swwaclc.org] and let us know what you think about the show, and what you'd like to hear in future episodes! We're a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network - find more radio shows and podcasts that speak to working people about working people's issues at www.LaborRadioNetwork.org [http://www.laborradionetwork.org/].

Listen to (and download) the Washington For All Anthem! You can watch the Washington For All Anthem music video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nlD8ahPUfc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nlD8ahPUfc] (If you just want to listen to the song, check out the next episode of the podcast - we've uploaded the full song as a separate track. Click the "download" link to download an .mp3 copy.) Want to see Josh and Charles play the Anthem live? Join them in Olympia on April 9th - https://wfse.org/dcyf-policy-committee/calendar/washington-all-day-action [https://wfse.org/dcyf-policy-committee/calendar/washington-all-day-action] (Can't make it to Olympia? There's probably a Washington For All rally happening where you live in Washington - check the link above!)

If you’ve been paying attention to the news you probably know that the state of Washington is facing a severe budget deficit.  Governor Bob Ferguson and the state Legislature have a plan to address that deficit which includes severe cuts to public services and the public servants who provide them. Harold talks with Charles Loeffler and Joshua Eaton, two Washington Federation of State Employees (https://wfse.org/ [https://wfse.org/]) members, about the challenges our public employees are facing, the varying proposals the Governor, the state House and Senate are proposing, and the innovative way they've found to get public employees message out: the Washington For All Anthem! You can watch the Washington For All Anthem music video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nlD8ahPUfc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nlD8ahPUfc] (If you just want to listen to the song, check out the next episode of the podcast: https://swwaclc.podbean.com/e/the-washington-for-all-anthem/ [https://swwaclc.podbean.com/e/the-washington-for-all-anthem/] We've uploaded the full song as a separate track. Click the "download" link to download an .mp3 copy.) Want to see Josh and Charles play the Anthem live? Join them in Olympia on April 9th - https://wfse.org/dcyf-policy-committee/calendar/washington-all-day-action [https://wfse.org/dcyf-policy-committee/calendar/washington-all-day-action] (Can't make it to Olympia? There's probably a Washington For All rally happening where you live in Washington - check the link above!) Remember working people in Southwest Washington, this is YOUR podcast! Email us at podcast@swwaclc.org [podcast@swwaclc.org] and let us know what you think about the show, and what you'd like to hear in future episodes! We're a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network - find more radio shows and podcasts that speak to working people about working people's issues at www.LaborRadioNetwork.org [http://www.laborradionetwork.org/].

By now you should have received your ballot for the 2024 General Election (if you haven't, contact your county elections office - find more information on how to do that at https://www.VoteWA.gov [https://www.VoteWA.gov]!) You may be familiar with a lot of the offices up for election this year... but do you know the full scope of what Washington's Attorney General does? Nick Brown (https://nickbrownforag.com/ [https://nickbrownforag.com/]) sits down with Harold to discuss what goes into being the lawyer for every citizen of Washington, the Attorney General's ability to solve problems for everyday working people, and the power of "convening." Remember working people in Southwest Washington, this is YOUR podcast! Email us at podcast@swwaclc.org [podcast@swwaclc.org] and let us know what you think about the show, and what you'd like to hear in future episodes! We're a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network - find more radio shows and podcasts that speak to working people about working people's issues at www.LaborRadioNetwork.org [http://www.laborradionetwork.org/].

A lot of working people are somewhat familiar with the US Senate and US House of Representatives in the other Washington... but they're not as familiar with our STATE Senate and State House of Representatives in this Washington (you know... the one in Olympia.) Harold sits down with State Senate candidate Adrian Cortes (https://www.votecortes.com/) [https://www.votecortes.com/] and State House candidates John Zingale (https://www.electjohnzingale.com/ [https://www.electjohnzingale.com/]) and Deken Letinich (https://www.electdeken.com/ [https://www.electdeken.com/]) to find out the differences - and similarities - between the Federal Legislature and our State Legislature, the value of failure, and how you can change things in our state by talking to your state legislators. Remember working people in Southwest Washington, this is YOUR podcast! Email us at podcast@swwaclc.org [podcast@swwaclc.org] and let us know what you think about the show, and what you'd like to hear in future episodes! We're a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network - find more radio shows and podcasts that speak to working people about working people's issues at www.LaborRadioNetwork.org [http://www.laborradionetwork.org/].