This fall, Washington voters will vote on Initiative 1240, yet another attempt funded by a handful of very wealthy individuals to legalize charter schools — taxpayer-funded...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 LOCAL ► At Teamsters117.org — Community rallies in support of striking Davis Wire workers — Striking workers were joined by...
By TERESA MOSQUEDA The recent Supreme Court ruling to uphold the health care reform law (Affordable Care Act) paves the way for states to expand health...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 CONGRESS ► In today’s Seattle Times — Democrats are prepared to let tax cuts expire — Sen. Patty Murray said...
The following is crossposted from AFL-CIO Now: Check out the AFL-CIO’s new Innovators website feature, “Not Your Daddy’s Labor Movement,” here. Leave behind what you know...
Monday, July 16, 2012 ELECTION ► In today’s Seattle Times — Ruderman’s mother funds groups attack ads targeting DelBene — A political-action group formed...
The following is cross-posted from the Economic Policy Institute: Many young people don’t think Social Security will be there for them when they retire. Coupled with...
Friday, July 13, 2012 ELECTION ► At TheOlympian.com — McKenna still clarifying his position on health-law repeal — After an apparent flip-flop on whether...
Labor Neighbor, the Washington State Labor Council’s grassroots member-to-member political action program, is in full swing. Tens of thousands of union members have already been called,...
Thursday, July 12, 2012 NOT FUNNY ► At Huffington Post — The 12 Cookies Joke (by SPEEA’s Stan Sorscher) — A CEO, a Tea...
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