The following news release was distributed today by Machinists District 751. SEATTLE (Sept. 23) — Newly uncovered Boeing Co. documents show the company’s own executives believed...
Today’s news links: E.G.T. DISPUTE ► In today’s (Longview) Daily News — ILWU files civil rights lawsuit against Sheriff Nelson, Chief Duscha — The union...
By Stan Sorscher In a somewhat contentious Town Hall meeting, some of my Congressmember’s constituents, including me, were challenging his adherence to “free trade” policies. In...
Today’s news links: N.L.R.B. ► At Politico — GOP’s NLRB funding move rejected — Split down the middle, the Senate Appropriations Committee narrowly rejected a...
The Washington State Labor Council and labor organizations across the state are joining with the business community to oppose Tim Eyman’s latest ballot measure, Initiative 1125,...
Journalists who cover news from a workers’ perspective will descend on Seattle this week, seriously overloading the area’s progressive media bandwidth. These journalists and communication techies...
By David Macaray On Sept. 8, a group of longshoremen estimated at between 500-1,000, all members of the ILWU (International Longshore and Warehouse Union), stormed the...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► From AP — Workers’ comp overhaul keeps business costs down — A major overhaul of the state’s system is already helping keep...
SEATTLE — Community and labor organizations will gather outside President Barack Obama’s fundraiser at the Paramount Theater this Sunday to let him know where Seattle stands...
Crossposted from AFL-CIO Now’s Tula Connell. Congress will soon consider three so-called free trade agreements (FTAs) between the United States and Korea, Colombia and Panama. Yet...
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