SOCIAL SECURITY ► In the Federal Way Mirror — Social Security reform: Kucinich, coalition say ‘scrap the cap’ — An April 12 forum at Highline...
The following is crossposted from AFL-CIO Now: The announcement by the White House this afternoon that Colombia has successfully implemented key elements of the Labor Action Plan and...
By JEFF JOHNSON The 2012 Legislative Session limped weary eyed to a close last week. It was a bittersweet ending to a bittersweet session. There were...
POSTAL SERVICE CUTS ► In today’s Seattle Times — Postal workers rally to send message about looming USPS cuts — Protesting threatened cuts that could...
The following is crossposted from AFL-CIO Now: WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 13) — Theresa Brown, a United Steelworkers member at Cooper Tire’s Findlay, Ohio, plant says in...
SEATTLE — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO announces the Bread and Roses Exhibition, a production of its MayWorks Project, which this year celebrates the centennial...
JOBS BONDS ► At AFL-CIO Now — Washington Jobs Bonds ‘a great victory’ for workers, state (crosspost from The Stand) — With strong bipartisan support,...
OLYMPIA (April 11) — With strong bipartisan support, the Washington State Legislature today passed the Infrastructure Jobs Bonds sought by a labor-business coalition to create some...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► This morning from AP — State Legislature passes budget bill after all-night session— The Legislature approved a supplemental budget Wednesday, setting the...
UPDATE (Apr. 17) — Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, has written a column about yesterday’s rally and why Tax Day would be...
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