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Washington State has a strong tradition of a positive relationship - positive working relationship between labor and management, whether in the private sector or the public sector. It needs to continue to be that way.

I certainly support civil unions.

My parents were both union members, and I grew up hearing how important it was to empower workers and have fair labor practices.

I'm a big believer in the value of labor unions and with what collective effort gets people.

While these attitudes are more visible when directed at government, there is ample evidence that many working people distrust their own union as much as they do the corporation they work for.

While unions did not play a part in my family life when I was being brought up, my early years were most certainly spent in a working-class community.

I've worked with the great and the not-so-great. But mostly I've worked with men and women who loved their profession, and who like me, had kids to raise and houses to pay for.

People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy.

Starting that union was something I believed in very strongly.

All the time our union was progressing very nicely. There were lectures to make us understand what trades unionism is and our real position in the labor movement.