SPOKANE (Dec. 5, 2013) — The experienced nurses and healthcare workers from our community reported back to work at Valley and Deaconess Hospital this morning following their 24-hour strike for patient care. But Valley Hospital locked out 74 nurses and healthcare workers, citing an “obligation” to out-of-town temporary workers rather than honoring its obligation to […]
OLYMPIA (Dec. 5, 2013) — Democratic Thurston County Commissioners Karen Valenzuela and Cathy Wolfe voted last month to contract out the jobs of the lowest-paid employees on their payroll — their custodial staff — to a private contractor that is likely to pay minimum wage and offer no health care or retirement benefits. Unless the […]
SPOKANE (Dec. 4, 2013 – updated at 8 a.m.) — More than 1,000 licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants, sterile processors, and dietary, housekeeping and admitting staff at Deaconess and Valley hospitals and registered nurses at Valley went on strike this morning at 6 a.m. after failed negotiations with hospital administrators on a contract agreement that […]
The following is from Good Jobs Seattle: SEATTLE — Seizing on the momentum of the landmark for the $15 minimum wage in SeaTac, fast food workers and community supporters will mount a day-long, 8-hour march on Thursday, Dec. 5 that traces the $15 movement’s path from its first big victory in SeaTac to its next […]
SEATTLE (Nov. 27, 2013) — SeaTac airport workers and their supporters cheered Tuesday’s announcement that the King County Canvassing Board ruled that Proposition 1 officially won by 77 votes out of 6,003. But their enthusiasm was tempered by a business group’s decision to pay for a recount and a pending legal challenge of the measure […]
SPOKANE (Nov. 26, 2013) — Following three more days at the bargaining table in attempts to settle a contract that puts patient care first, nurses and healthcare workers at Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital have issued notice of a potential strike for Wednesday, Dec. 4. The workers, members of SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, are calling […]
Following is an open letter regarding the Boeing 777X site selection from the Coalition of Labor Unions at The Boeing Company: (Nov. 25, 2013) — Representing more than 60,000 skilled and experienced employees at The Boeing Company, the Coalition of Labor Unions at Boeing (CLUB) assures airplane customers, investors and the flying public we are […]
SEATTLE (Nov. 19, 2013) — Several hundred union and community members turned out in the pouring rain at Seattle’s Westlake Park on Monday to support and thank Machinists Union members who work at Boeing for standing up for middle class jobs in Washington. They also called on Boeing to make the smart, rational business decision […]
The following is from Teamsters Local 117: TUKWILA, Wash. (Nov. 19, 2013) — Workers who handle our food from the farms to the stores launched a new coalition on Saturday that will work in solidarity with union members fighting for dignity and respect at Darigold. Farm workers, dairy production workers, grocery distribution workers, lab technicians, […]
SEATTLE (Nov. 18, 2013) –All union members and community supporters are encouraged to attend a Community & Labor Rally today (Monday, Nov. 18) at 4 p.m. at Westlake Park, 401 Pine St. in downtown Seattle to thank Boeing Machinists for standing up for middle-class jobs and to support building the 777X here in Washington state. […]
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