rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/demand-that-nlrb-restore-the-right-to-vote?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-demand-that-nlrb-restore-the-right-to-vote' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO https://actionnetwork.org/groups/washington-state-labor-council-afl-cio https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/169/913/normal/NLRB_social_1_.jpg Union organizations from across Washington state and beyond have called out the Trump-appointed National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for failing to resume union recognition elections in a timely fashion. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it's more important than ever for workers to be able to join together and negotiate for safe workplaces and fair compensation, but the federal agency that's supposed to protect their rights to have these elections has been dragging its feet and even creating new obstacles to unionization. Individuals are urged to sign this open letter -- already signed by 60 union locals and councils (see list) -- demanding "that the NLRB immediately restore workers' democratic right to vote for union recognition, and to stop erecting new barriers that impede and discourage the unionization process." https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/demand-that-nlrb-restore-the-right-to-vote