On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Whatcom County Council (pictured above) will consider a proposal to make all collective bargaining sessions between the county and its employee unions open to the public. The resolution is modeled after one in Lincoln County, where the county was found to have committed an Unfair Labor Practice with its implementation and is currently under costly litigation.

"This is an idea straight out of the anti-union Freedom Foundation's playbook of 'right to work' laws intended to politicize and hamper collective bargaining rights," said Michele Stelovich, President of the Northwest Washington Central Labor Council and a member of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. "This simply runs contrary to Whatcom County values."

If you live in Whatcom County, PLEASE TAKE ACTION (at right) to send a letter to county officials urging them to REJECT this malicious ordinance. The Whatcom County Council is scheduled to vote on this ordinance on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. Click here to join and participate in this virtual council meeting. There is an opportunity for open comment at the start of the meeting.