The following is from the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a non-partisan think tank focusing on economic and social issues. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Mar. 26, 2014)...
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 MUDSLIDE TRAGEDY ► In today’s Seattle Times — 14 dead; 176 reports of people missing in mile-wide mudslide — Rescuers...
SEATTLE (Mar. 25, 2014) — Farm workers and their supporters will leaflet moviegoers on Thursday outside the premiere of the new film, “Cesar Chavez: History Is...
Monday, March 24, 2014 MUDSLIDE TRAGEDY ► In today’s Seattle Times — 8 confirmed dead in mudslide; more than a dozen still missing —...
By LYNNE DODSON (Mar. 24, 2014) — 177 people an hour. That’s the number of people being deported every working hour of the week based on...
Friday, March 21, 2014 MINIMUM WAGE ► In The Nation — An 87 percent vote for $15-an-hour minimum wage — Political insiders and prognosticators...
SEATTLE (Mar. 21, 2014) — Last week, we put out the call for unions to begin planning events for MayWorks, the annual month-long celebration of workers’...
Thursday, March 20, 2014 AEROSPACE ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — New IAM District 751 leader says he’s focused on healing divisions — Jon...
The following is from AFL-CIO Now: MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Mar. 20, 2014) — When the Kellogg Co. locked out some 220 workers from its Memphis plant in...
In the wake of the strike at Behavioral Health Resources that ended Monday, a second group of human services workers goes public with solidarity events on...