As UW Laundry Workers Advocate to Keep Their Jobs, 15 Employees Get Layoff Notices - Heidi Groover, the Stranger

On Wednesday, workers from the University of Washington-run laundry that services UW hospitals and clinics gathered with supporters on the university campus. They fear they could lose their jobs as the university moves to privatize the laundry. They used the rally to highlight that fear and call on the school to reconsider. The next day, 15 of the laundry's roughly 100 employees got a new reason to worry: They received notices that they will be laid off in 60 days. Rod Palmquist from the Washington Federation of State Employees AFSCME Council 28, which represents some of the laundry workers, said the union plans to rally community members and elected officials to try to fight the layoffs. He said the union does not believe the layoffs are retaliation. https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/04/02/25978111/as-uw-laundry-workers-advocate-to-keep-their-jobs-15-employees-get-layoff-notices