WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 31) — Detailing the desperate need for jobs and for a voice for working people in the political process, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka...
UPDATE (Sept. 8th) — Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler never did hold a town hall meeting during the month-long Congressional recess that ended today. However, she returns...
LOCAL ► In today’s (Longview) Daily News — Feds target ‘aggressive’ picketing at Port of Longview — Accusing the local longshore union of unfair labor...
LOCAL ► In today’s (Longview) Daily News — Union protester arrested following altercation at EGT picket line — An ILWU union protester was arrested Monday...
China’s undervaluation of its currency artificially raises the price of U.S. exports to China and suppresses the price of Chinese imports into the United States. This...
SEATTLE — Face-to-face service from the Social Security Administration could become a thing of the past in the Seattle area after the SSA recently signed an...
N.L.R.B. ► In The Hill — NLRB chairwoman departs; political fight looms — The departing chairwoman of the National Labor Relations Board won praise from...
(Aug. 26) — More than 300 Teamster grocery warehouse workers, their families, and labor and community partners handbilled 50 Fred Meyer and QFC stores statewide last...
IT’S THE QUALITY OF LIFE, STUPID ► In today’s Seattle Times — State poll shows voters glum about future — Washington state voters are more...
SEATTLE (Aug. 25) — This summer, union contracts covering more than 1,400 workers have expired at Seattle-area hotels and restaurants, including the Westin and Downtown Hilton...
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