Sharing Your Views With Your Government (The RIGHT Way) With Special Guests Monica Stonier and Annette Cleveland

#LaborRadioPod Washington's 2021 Legislative session opened this week against the backdrop of political violence at the nation's Capitol, and new restrictions because of the COVID 19 pandemic. Washington has a lot of very important issues to be dealt with during this session, and it's crucial that working people engage with their legislators... but between increased security and legislators' absence from the state Capitol in Olympia, how are they supposed to do that? Shannon and Harold dig into these issues with state Representative Monica Stonier (https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/stonier/) who has a handy infographic to help constituents connect with the "remote" legislature on her Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RepMonicaStonier49/posts/1108713819567400  Then, they talk to state Senator Anette Cleveland (https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/cleveland/) about how the Senate is dealing with the new restrictions. Finally, Washington State Labor Council Government Affairs Director Joe Kendo (https://www.wslc.org/joe-kendo/) drops by to talk about the issues he and the State Labor Council are prioritizing for working people in the Evergreen State, including Senate Bill 6051: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5061&Year=2021&Initiative=false which provides improvements to unemployment insurance and House Bill 1076: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1076&Initiative=false&Year=2021 which focuses on Labor Standards Enforcement. Joe (and his one-year-old "assistant" Evan, who joins him for the interview) also encourages listeners to subscribe to https://www.thestand.org/ for the latest information on what the State Labor Council is doing for working people in Olympia. Remember working people in Southwest Washington, this is YOUR podcast! Email us at [email protected] and let us know what you think about the show, and what you'd like to hear in future episodes! We're a proud member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network - find more radio shows and podcasts that speak to working people about working people's issues at www.LaborRadioNetwork.org.