Friday, October 26, 2012 BOEING ► In today’s Seattle Times — Boeing invited suppliers to outsource work to Mexico— Boeing is actively encouraging its...
Human trafficking is the use of force, fraud or coercion to compel a person into any form of labor against their will. Organized labor in Washington...
Thursday, October 25, 2012 BOEING ► In today’s Seattle Times — Boeing rakes in cash as production soars — Boeing’s commercial-jet business continues to...
The following was distributed by Teamsters Local 117: AUBURN (Oct. 24) — Drivers and warehouse workers, employed at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI), commenced a Just...
(Oct. 25, 2012) — The decline of economic security for American working families is not just due to recession-related joblessness. Many workers are also victims of...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 OUR PROUD DEMOCRACY ► In today’s NY Times — Strident anti-Obama messages flood key states— To turn on the television,...
By RICHARD TRUMKA Americans are about to choose among candidates who are debating whether to cut benefits for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and whether the...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 STATE ELECTIONS ► From AP — Poll: Inslee, McKenna tied as ballots reach voters — Conducted last week — while...
(Oct. 23) — More than 600 union members across Washington state took to the streets on Oct. 20 to visit fellow members and talk with them...
The Washington State Budget and Policy Center has posted the following summary of ballot measures with a fiscal impact on the state. It is crossposted here...