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DAILY NEWS
Next update: Tuesday, Jan. 18
Jan 17 2022Multiple virtual events to celebrate MLK Day »
With the surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations caused by the Omicron variant, many but not all events and activities honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. this weekend and during MLK Day on Monday, Jan. 17 will be held virtually. Here are some MLK…
Jan 14 2022 / Comments Off on Multiple virtual events to celebrate MLK Day / Read More »Lifelong union activist, historian Ross Rieder passes away at 81 »
GRAHAM, Wash. (Jan. 14, 2022) — Ross K. Rieder, 81, passed away Dec. 14 after an extended illness. A former public school teacher and a lifelong educator, Rieder was a union activist with the American Federation of Teachers, a former Washington State Labor Council staffer,…
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OPINION
No one is disposable »
During and after COVID, our lives have fundamental value By SARAH TUCKER (Jan. 14, 2022) — Amidst a surge in COVID infections, CDC Director…
Jan 14 2022 / Comments Off on No one is disposable / Read More »To keep workers safe, we need more unions »
Tougher regulation would help, but the best way to improve workplace safety is to empower workers to join together and demand it. By JOHN…
Jan 5 2022 / Comments Off on To keep workers safe, we need more unions / Read More »We took on a giant corporation — and won big with solidarity »
Our strike and new contract at Cascade Behavioral Health show what workers can accomplish when we stand together in our unions By MESERET AMARE…
Dec 2 2021 / Comments Off on We took on a giant corporation — and won big with solidarity / Read More »
NATIONAL
Survey: 78% of Kroger workers are food insecure
Multi-state survey of 36,000, including Fred Meyers and QFC working in Washington, finds 14% were homeless in the past year LOS ANGELES (Jan. 13, 2022) — The…
Jan 13 2022 / Read More »
STATE GOVERNMENT
Apprenticeship bills will boost opportunities
Hearings today on state legislation from Sens. Keiser, Randall to build upon proven successful ‘earn-while-you-learn’ approach OLYMPIA (Jan. 13, 2022) — Workers in Washington state would benefit…
Jan 13 2022 / Read More »
W.S.L.C.
WSLC Legislative Conference will be Jan. 28
OLYMPIA (Jan. 11, 2022) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO invites all leaders, staffers and rank-and-file members of its affiliated unions to register for the 2022 WSLC…
Jan 11 2022 / Read More »
STATE GOVERNMENT
Apprenticeship bills will boost opportunities
Hearings today on state legislation from Sens. Keiser, Randall to build upon proven successful ‘earn-while-you-learn’ approach OLYMPIA (Jan. 13, 2022) — Workers in Washington state would benefit…
Jan 13 2022 / Read More »