Washington State Labor Council

The AFL-CIO is lifting up AANHPI leaders all month long who are currently making an impact across the labor movement. Today we honor WA’s very own, Anita Seth.

Anita Seth is president of Unite Here! Local 8 representing over 9,000 hospitality workers in Washington and Oregon. Of South Asian heritage, she is the first woman of color to lead her local.

She got her start organizing the union as a graduate worker at Yale University, a long-running drive that reached victory in 2023 after over 30 years of struggle.