Today, workers are winning: our labor movement is growing and winning our fights from the bargaining table to the ballot box.
But labor has never taken its wins for granted – now is the time for us to build and engage a movement representing the entire working class. If our movement is not at the center of these fights, we risk losing the future we’ve all organized so long to make possible.
Our promise is to seize the moment.
With a combined 30 years of advocacy, insight, experience and commitment to working families across the state, we will continue to work towards a future for workers filled with dignity, respect and a voice for working families.
Together, we can be the change we want to see in our labor movements, Together, working people will seize this moment and rise. Labor’s Future is now!
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Statements of Support:

It has been the honor of my lifetime to serve the affiliates as president of the WSLC. Now that I have announced my intention to retire in December at the end of my term, it is time for those affiliates to look to the future. I can think of no better leader to follow me as the next president of the WSLC than the amazing April Sims. Serving as my partner and Secretary Treasurer her contributions to the movement has been immeasurable. As president I have learned from her just how important it is for the president to serve alongside a trusted and capable partner as Secretary Treasurer. That is why I believe Cherika Carter is the best choice for the next Secretary Treasurer of the WSLC. Cherika will bring her intelligence and work ethic and heart to the job. April Sims and Cherika Carter will make us proud.

Beyond a doubt April Sims and Cherika Carter are qualified to lead the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO as President and Secretary Treasurer. As a VP of the WSLC I have witnessed first hand April and Cherika do it all. April’s ability to bring together affiliates across sectors to form coalitions to secure economic gains for all Washington workers is unmatched, and Cherika’s strategic mind has helped to strengthen all of the programs of the WSLC. We need their leadership and I am proud to support them.

As a nurse, teamwork is critical. I count on the other nurses and healthcare workers around me to help deliver the best possible care and improve the lives of patients. The one-two combo of April Sims’s innovation and Cherika Carter’s implementation is a force. Their proven history of teamwork will deliver the best possible outcomes for the future of our movement and improve the lives of all workers. I am thrilled to offer my personal endorsement for this winning slate.
APRIL SIMS
For President
I am here today because a shop steward invited me to a local meeting. He saw leadership in me long before I saw it in myself and told me if I showed up to a local meeting I could make a difference. I’ve been showing up and working to make a difference ever since. I have proudly dedicated the last 20 years to the advancements of the Labor Movement and workers across our state, working tirelessly to advocate for working families everywhere. My service to this movement runs deeper than just work, it’s my life’s calling. I firmly believe in the power of organizing and that representation matters. Labor’s future is now!”
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CHERIKA CARTER
For Secretary Treasurer
I have been a union member for over half of my life, and I’m 33. Young worker-led organizing is energizing the labor movement, and it’s important that this rising generation of workers see ourselves at the table. I’m running because in this moment our movement needs bold, creative, and strategic leadership. It was a discounted movie ticket that got me to walk through the union hall doors at 16, but it is our strength, our solidarity, and the infinite potential of our movement that keeps me coming back. Labor’s future is now!
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