Harold Phillips

I had a great time talking to these union members about why working people (whether they're in a or not) should pay attention to what happens at state Federation Conventions. Check out the latest episode of the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council's Working To Live In Southwest Washington:

Episode 51 of the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council's podcast Working To Live In Southwest Washington is live! Listen to it on your favorite podcast platform, or at

https://swwaclc.podbean.com/e/ground-zero-for-worker-protections-voices-from-the-2025-wslc-convention/

The 2025 Washington State Labor Council Convention took place July 22nd - 24th at the Vancouver Hilton. As The STAND put it (https://www.thestand.org/2025/07/convention-2025-our-voice-our-power-our-movement/) those three days "strengthened bonds of solidarity, grew skillsets, and celebrated the powerful resiliency of a movement by and for working people."

Over the course of those three days Harold hit the Convention floor and talked with other Delegates including

Ryan Andreas (USW Local 289m - https://usw.org/)
Joe Bond (IBEW Local 48 - https://www.ibew48.com/)
Ava Claridge (AFSCME Local 443 - https://www.wfselocal443.org/)
Rik Desken (SAG-AFTRA Seattle Local - https://www.sagaftra.org/seattle)
Dustin Hysmith (SMART Local 16 - https://www.smw16.org/)
C Moline (NALC Branch 79 - https://nalc79.org/ - and Washington Young Emerging Labor Leaders - https://www.instagram.com/washington_yell/)
Nate Omdal (AFM Local 76-493 - https://local76-493.org/)
Chuck Pirtle (AFSCME 1181 - https://www.facebook.com/WFSELocal1181/ - and the Kitsap County Central Labor Council - https://unionhall.aflcio.org/kitsapcountyclc)
Tony Zemple (IUOE Local 302 - https://www.iuoe302.org/ - and the Northwest Washington Central Labor Council - https://www.nwwclc.com/)

about the big moments that stood out to them during the event, their impressions of , and why working people who aren't in a union (yet) should care about what happens at state Labor Federation Conventions.

If you'd like to hear some of the speeches the Delegates mentioned when they talked to Harold, check out TVW's coverage of
Day 1 (https://tvw.org/video/washington-state-labor-council-constitutional-convention-2025071064/)
and
Day 2 (https://tvw.org/video/washington-state-labor-council-constitutional-convention-2025071065/)
of the WSLC Convention.

This episode is sponsored by Union Plus's Unions Power America Sweepstakes, which offers union members across the country the chance to win $40,000.00 and a dream trip to New York City! No purchase is necessary; find out all the details and official rules at https://unionpowerusa.com.

Remember working people in Southwest Washington, this is YOUR podcast! Email us at [email protected] 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.

I had a great time talking with Sarah about the Washington State Labor Council Convention taking place in next week - I'm looking forward to being back in my old stomping grounds!

Episode 50 of the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council's podcast Working To Live In Southwest Washington is live! Listen to it on your favorite podcast platform, or at

https://swwaclc.podbean.com/e/why-are-over-300-more-union-members-headed-to-vancouver-next-week/

There are a lot of union members in Southwest , but that population is going to jump between July 22nd and 24th when the Washington State Labor Council holds its 2025 Convention (https://www.wslc.org/convention/) at the Vancouver Hilton.

Washington State Labor Council Communications Director Sarah Tucker sits down with Harold to talk about what happens at the WSLC Convention, what bringing it to means for working people here (whether they're in a union or not) and what a "COPE barbecue" is!

This episode is sponsored by Union Plus's Unions Power America Sweepstakes, which offers union members across the country the chance to win $40,000.00 and a dream trip to New York City! No purchase is necessary; find out all the details and official rules at https://unionpowerusa.com.

Remember working people in Southwest Washington, this is YOUR podcast! Email us at [email protected] 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 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.

It was a real privilege to talk with J.E. Smyth about the most powerful screenwriter of Hollywood's golden age you've probably never heard of - Mary C. McCall Jr. Catch the interview live in about 15 minutes on 's WPFW - stream it at https://wpfwfm.org/radio/

Think a State Job is a "cushy" one? Listen to Charles and Josh as they talk about the struggles (and cuts) public workers in are facing, and listen to their song - then get ready to rally on Wednesday!

Episode 48 of the Southwest Washington Central Labor Council's podcast Working To Live In Southwest Washington is live! Listen to it on your favorite podcast platform, or at

https://swwaclc.podbean.com/e/can-a-mindworm-influence-the-state-budget/

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/) 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

(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/
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

(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 [email protected] 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 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.

Yeah, ok... so I was super busy this week and dropped the ball on getting a REAL show out - but tomorrow's rallies are too important to let go by without sharing the news. Attend a rally near you, folks!

Harold wasn't able to put together a REAL Labor Week episode this week- but he wanted to make sure you were aware of an important event happening on Sunday!

https://laborweek.podbean.com/e/labor-week-for-3212025-hell-no-theres-not-much-of-a-show/

It's true - I do!

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