AMERICA’S POSTAL SERVICE ► In today’s NY Times — Postal Service holds back on closings — Giving Congress more time to pass legislation to overhaul...
UPDATE (May 14) — Since this story was originally posted May 10, more unions have announced their support for marriage equality, including UNITE HERE, the Association...
UPDATE — When Patty Rose, Secretary-Treasurer of the Pierce County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO, put out the call this year to donate jars of union-made Jif...
By JOHN BURBANK If you lived in a run-down house and all of a sudden your family got a lot of money, what would you do?...
LOCAL ► In today’s Seattle Times — Hostess warns 250 employees in state of possible layoffs — The maker of Twinkies and Wonder bread is...
W.S.L.C. ENDORSEMENTS EDITOR’S NOTE — See the full list of WSLC COPE (Committee on Political Education) endorsements here. Delegates will consider making additional endorsements at...
Union communicators, staff members and officers are invited to attend a one-day Communications Summit, co-sponsored by the Washington State Labor Council and members from the newly...
LOCAL ► In today’s Columbian — Mail carriers to carry off food Saturday — If you set some nonperishable food donations out by your mailbox...
SAN ANTONIO — Fifteen United Steelworkers (USW) members from Tesoro refineries attended the Tesoro shareholder meeting May 3 to ask why the company was not bargaining a...
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