UPDATE — Prior to Tuesday’s 3 p.m. rally in Kent, striking workers at Davis Wire will converge at 11 a.m. Tuesday on the King County Courthouse...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 TAXES ► In today’s Washington Post — In 2009, Americans paid lowest tax rates in 30 years to federal government...
By TOM GEIGER Special to The Stand You’ve probably heard how Walmart pays low wages and meager benefits and how they erode local businesses in small...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 11) — House Republicans on Tuesday decided it’s more important to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act, which has helped hundreds of millions...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012 TODAY’S MUST-READS ► In the Seattle Times — Tax cuts: The god that failed (by Jon Talton) — As an...
The following press release was distributed by UNITE HERE Local 8: SEATTLE (July 10) — Amidst news of the impending sale of the Hilton Seattle Hotel,...
EVERETT (July 9) — In the past decade, 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American jobs were lost because of offshoring and outsourcing. The Kimberly-Clark...
Monday, July 9, 2012 BOEING ► From Bloomberg — Boeing lands $7.2 billion order from Air Lease Corp. — The Boeing Co. kicked off...
In a major victory for Department of Veterans Affairs employees and the American Federation of Government Employees, the VA last week ordered an immediate suspension of...
Friday, July 6, 2012 EMPLOYMENT ► From AP — U.S. employers add 80,000 jobs as economy struggles— U.S. employers added only 80,000 jobs in...
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