By CARL VAN HORN Congress is about to decide whether to renew unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless. Unless it acts by Dec. 31, millions who...
Last year, lawmakers in Olympia dramatically changed Washington’s workers’ compensation system. The biggest change was the legalization of “structured settlements,” also known as compromise-and-release buyouts, whereby...
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ► From Reuters — U.S. Postal Service seeks to end Next Day Air — The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service on Monday moved...
The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO is looking for a full-time receptionist for its front office in Seattle. Applicants are being sought who have a strong...
By NICK HANAUER It is a tenet of American economic beliefs, and an article of faith for Republicans that is seldom contested by Democrats: If taxes...
BOEING ► In the Seattle Times — Union members scrutinize wording of historic Boeing contract — Boeing and Machinists union leaders are trying to allay...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 2) — The unprecedented investments in energy upgrades announced today as part of the presidential Better Buildings Challenge initiative will reinvigorate the economy,...
Jodi Howson is an unemployed electrician in Mt Vernon, WA, who is struggling to make ends meet. She is urging state legislators to pass a bill...
The following was distributed today by SEIU Healthcare 1199NW: OLYMPIA (Dec. 1) — Nurses, healthcare workers, and mental health workers assembled at the State Capitol today to...
BOEING ► In today’s Seattle Times — Boeing, union seal deal for jets, jobs, peace — The landmark agreement unveiled Wednesday by the Machinists union...
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