Following is a statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka regarding Ohio voters’ resounding 61%-39% rejection of the state’s Republican anti-collective bargaining law: One message rang loud...
If you aren’t regularly checking The Stand’s calendar of labor events around Washington state, you are missing out on informative forums and exciting opportunities to show...
By Clint Burelson The United States Postal Service will soon be holding “public input meetings” regarding their proposals to close and/or consolidate mail processing plants all...
ELECTION ► In today’s Seattle Times — Glitch may mean no ballot for 21,000 voters — About 21,000 voters in the state may not have...
ELECTION ► In today’s Olympian — State liquor measure drawing to a close — Washington’s record spending on ballot initiatives will come to an end...
By JEFF JOHNSON President, Washington State Labor Council Yesterday I attended the memorial service for Senator Scott White held at the University of Washington. The Meany...
YAKIMA (Nov. 4) — The State of Washington is getting paid good money — $22 per hour per worker — to provide prison labor in Washington’s...
ELECTION ► At SeattlePI.com — State Treasurer raise profile, criticizes Eyman’s I-1125 — “As State Treasurer I rarely take positions on initiatives: But Tim...
As the possibility of further cuts to higher education looms, University of Washington students, campus unions, parents and faculty are coming together to demand that decision-makers...
The following was distributed by the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers. UPDATE (Nov. 4): AWPPW Local 422 workers in Usk returned to work this...
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