On October 27th and 28th 550 activists and leaders from throughout the Puget Sound area joined together to support the work of WA State Jobs with Justice and to honor some of those who lead the movement for social justice. Thanks to strong support from both labor and community allies we met our goal of netting $35,000 income from tickets, ad books, a collection at the events, and the auctions.

In the South Sound we honored the organizers of the Hilltop "war costs" march and rally for exposing the impacts of the Iraq War on our local living wage jobs and social programs. We also honored Members of Teamsters 117 at Alan Ritchey Inc (ARI) and U.S. Rep. Adam Smith for advancing our right to organize and winning union recognition at ARI. The dinner itself was a diverse mix of representatives from faith, community groups and labor.

In the North and Central Sound, we honored Cingular Workers, members of the Communication Workers of America (CWA) for providing a model of labor relations that maintains workers' rights and dignity. Our second honoree was Martin Luther King Jr. County Executive Ron Sims for being one of a handful of elected officials to put himself on the line to support workers. The final honoree was El Comité Pro-Amnistía General y Justicia Social (The Committee for General Amnesty and Social Justice) for organizing the Puget Sound's immigrant community as well as educating the broader community about the needs of immigrant workers.