BURLINGTON, Wash. (May 6, 2014) — Farmworkers at Sakuma Brothers Farms who staged a six-day strike last summer over low wages and poor working conditions —...
Friday, May 2, 2014 MINIMUM WAGE ► In today’s Seattle Times — Mayor’s plan lifts minimum wage to $15 — eventually — Seattle minimum-wage...
SEATTLE (May 2, 2014) — On May Day, Mayor Ed Murray announced a plan endorsed by both labor and business groups to raise the city’s minimum...
By DAVID GROVES (May 2, 2014) — The Catholic Church has a long and well-documented tradition of supporting the rights of workers to organize unions and...
Thursday, May Day, 2014 MAY DAY ► At AFL-CIO Now — How will you celebrate May Day? — On International Workers’ Day, also known...
(May 1, 2014) — The 2014 Constitutional Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO will begin Tuesday, July 22 at the Coast Wenatchee Center Hotel...
(May 1, 2014) — Each year at its annual convention, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO presents awards recognizing the efforts and accomplishments of specific union...