By JEFF JOHNSON President’s Column 2012 WSLC Legislative Report The 2012 Legislative Session limped bleary-eyed to a close at around 7 a.m. on April 11 after...
(May 4) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the state’s largest union organization, released its 2012 Legislative Voting Records on Friday, just in time for...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Seattle Times — Gregoire begins contract talks with state employees — Neither the governor nor the WFSE would comment on...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (May 3) — Thousands of working families are gathering outside the Verizon shareholder meeting here this morning, to protest the company’s “VeriGreedy” treatment of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2) — In 2010, 4,690 workers were killed on the job – an average of 13 workers every day – and an estimated...
MAY DAY ► In today’s Seattle Times — Occupy movement strike a chord in Seattle — Given the kitchen-table concerns of Americans like them, Barbara Strindberg...
UPDATE (May 15) — Check out TVW coverage of the candidate speeches at the Washington State Labor Council COPE Convention on May 5: UPDATE (May 5) —...
MAY DAY ► From AP — World’s workers express anger, gloom on May Day — Taking the baton from Asia, where unions demanded wage increases...
A message from the Editor: Today on May Day 2012, The Stand celebrates its first anniversary online. I have been truly amazed — and grateful —...
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