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DAILY NEWS
Here’s how you can support Swedish strikers »
Management refuses to negotiate, so 8,000 SEIU Healthcare 1199NW workers will conduct ULP strike on Jan. 28-30 (Jan. 24, 2020) — Reports indicate that Swedish-Providence management is hiring scab workers and security guards — at a cost of more than $11 million! — rather…
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STATE GOVERNMENT
Protect public employee privacy, safety by passing HB 1888 »
Update state’s Public Records Act to exempt birth dates from disclosure The following is from the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: House Bill 1888…
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Important hearing Thursday in Olympia; be there and/or contact legislators OLYMPIA (Jan. 22, 2020) — For years, Washington workers have fought for safe workplaces, good…
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OPINION
Thank you for Paid Family & Medical Leave
A few weeks in, this program is already improving lives in Washington state. But it didn’t just happen. It took years of hard work by some amazing people.…
Jan 20 2020 / Read More »
W.S.L.C.
Proof that it pays to join together in unions
As union membership stays strong in Washington, a new report finds that union members make 23% more money and have better benefits. By DAVID GROVES The Stand…
Jan 23 2020 / Read More »
NATIONAL
AFL-CIO: U.S.-China deal fails to address workers rights, cheating
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 17, 2020) — The following statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka was issued Thursday regarding the trade deal with China signed on Wednesday: There is…
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LOCAL
Here’s how you can support Swedish strikers
Management refuses to negotiate, so 8,000 SEIU Healthcare 1199NW workers will conduct ULP strike on Jan. 28-30 (Jan. 24, 2020) — Reports indicate that Swedish-Providence management is…
Jan 24 2020 / Read More »
