The M. L. King County Labor Council, AFL-CIO, is the central body of labor organizations in King County, Washington. We are affiliated with the National AFL-CIO, the central labor organization in the United States, representing more than 13 million working people. Over 150 organizations belong to the Council, and more than 75,000 working men and women belong to Council-affiliated organizations. United, we are a voice for the interests and needs of working people in King County.

The core responsibilities of the M. L. King County Labor Council are to assist workers and their unions in the struggle for social and economic justice; support efforts to organize and bargain fair contracts; lobby, endorse and involve working people in the political process; advocate and support laws that protect working people; support community services outreach work; and unite with community allies who are also struggling for justice.

The AFL-CIO union movement is fighting for a unique American plan for secure, high-quality health care for all that:

• Builds on what’s best about American health care.
• Controls costs.
• Makes sure everyone gets high-quality health care as good as or better than they have now.
• Covers preventive care.
• Lets people choose their own doctors and other providers.
• Government is watchdog on costs, quality and fairness and offers the choice of a public alternative to private insurance.
• Divides responsibility among employers, government and individuals.

The unions of the AFL-CIO are mobilizing a 1-million-member health care mobilization team working with a broad alliance of grassroots organizations to win progressive reform and give millions more union members the information and tools to become active players and health care voters.

What can you do?

Visit the AFL-CIO's website to join the Working Families e-Activist Network and get updates on the health care campaign and other issues that affect America's working families.

Attend the May 30^th march & rally for healthcare reform in Seattle. Visit our web calendar (see right column) or click here for more information.

We need your help RIGHT NOW to get out the truth about the Employee Free Choice Act through the Turn Around America Fund! As leaders of today’s labor movement, our role in turning around America’s economy is absolutely critical—because we know that whatever economic recovery measures our country may need, we will not achieve balance and broadly shared prosperity unless we restore workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions.

There are two ways to contribute:

1) Pay online with paypal. Please be sure to list your name and organization in the "Add special instructions to the seller" section.

2) If you would prefer to contribute offline, download the PDF below (Turn Around America donation form) and mail in your payment.

All donations of $25 or more will get you an Employee Free Choice Act bumper sticker!

Important note: The Turn Around America Fund accepts donations only from labor organizations and from individuals on their own behalf.