Friday, May 31, 2013 FAST-FOOD STRIKES ► At Slog — “Supersize my salary now!” — That was the rallying cry as around 200 demonstrators,...
By JEFF JOHNSON (May 31, 2013) — Hey hey, ho ho, these low wages, have got to go! Forget the burger, forget the fries, it’s time...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (May 31, 2013) — The government faces an imminent deadline to approve legislation that isn’t particularly controversial, but one political...
Thursday, May 30, 2013 LOCAL ► In today’s Columbian — Bellingham nurses stage protest at PeaceHealth’s Vancouver HQ — Hospital nurses locked in a...
UPDATE (10 a.m., May 30) — @WorkingWA Twitter feed: Two Subway locations, including in Capitol Hill, forced to close due to strike. #strikepoverty (9 a.m.) —...
By RICHARD TRUMKA (May 30, 2013) — Policy proposals from multinational corporations often come with slick, poll-tested rhetoric. It is always worth digging deeper. And the...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 EVERGREEN STRIKE ► In today’s Olympian — Student services workers at Evergreen go on strike — Student services employees at...
OLYMPIA (May 29, 2013) — Some 300 picketers from the Washington Federation of State Employees, other unions, students and allies joined in solidarity on the strike...
SEATTLE (May 29, 2013) — A public memorial service will be held for Larry Kenney, former President of the Washington State Labor Council, at 2 p.m....
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 INFRASTRUCTURE ► From AP — Bridge collapse a major break in trade corridor — For farmers, business owners and government...
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