This is the first edition of the weekly Legislative Update newsletter from the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. If you didn’t already receive it via email, subscribe to The Stand and you’ll get the Legislative Updates and all of the WSLC’s other legislative reports. OLYMPIA (Jan. 16, 2019) — The 2019 session of the State […]
OLYMPIA (Jan. 10, 2019) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO (WSLC), the state’s largest union organization with more than 600 affiliated unions representing some 450,000 rank-and-file members, today announced its 2019 Shared Prosperity Agenda for the session of the Washington State Legislature that begins on Monday, Jan. 14. “Last fall, voters elected and re-elected […]
Washington’s governor: ‘This public option will ensure consumers in every part of the state will have an option for high-quality, affordable coverage.’ The following is from the Office of the Governor: OLYMPIA (Jan. 9, 2019) — Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that he and Democratic lawmakers will introduce legislation that would provide a public […]
OLYMPIA (Jan. 2, 2019) — Washington’s lowest-paid workers just got a raise, and all employers and employees in the state have begun building a groundbreaking paid family and medical leave program, thanks to state laws that took effect on New Years Day. The changes were the result of an initiative and legislation strongly supported by […]
OLYMPIA (Dec. 18, 2018) — The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (BIIA) is an independent quasi-judicial state agency that hears appeals related to workers’ compensation claims and decisions of Department of Labor and Industries’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The BIIA is governed by three board members, appointed by the governor, representing business, labor, […]
But AFT Washington urges greater investment in community, technical colleges OLYMPIA (Dec. 17, 2018) — The leaders of Washington state’s biggest unions representing K-12 and higher education educators have expressed support for the budget proposal unveiled last week by Gov. Jay Inslee. “Washington educators are pleased Gov. Inslee’s budget proposal provides funding for the newly […]
Feds sue to block state’s protections for sick Hanford workers, their families OLYMPIA (Dec. 12, 2018) — On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice followed through on its threat to sue Washington to try to force our state to scrap its protections for sick Hanford workers. The Trump administration’s DOJ filed a lawsuit to […]
The following is from the Northwest Accountability Project: OLYMPIA (Dec. 5, 2018) — Behind their “Opt Out Today” smoke screen, the Freedom Foundation is deceiving public employees about their true intentions. Opt Out Today propaganda boasts about liberating workers from unions, using the same tired rhetoric that the billionaire class has been using for decades. […]
The following is from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries: TUMWATER (Dec. 4, 2018) — The price of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington will take the largest drop in more than 10 years on January 1. On Monday, the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) announced a 5 percent decrease in the […]
Online registration is now available for reception, lobby day on Jan. 30-31 OLYMPIA — With the 2018 election’s solidification of pro-worker majorities in the Washington State Legislature, all eyes will soon be on Olympia to find out what type of agenda state lawmakers will pursue and how it will affect working families. So it’s […]
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