The following is from Teamsters Local 117: TUKWILA (July 22, 2014) — Hundreds of Teamsters at three grocery warehouses — Safeway, SuperValu, and Unified Grocers —...
Friday, July 18, 2014 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ► In today’s Seattle Times — Seoul searching: How KORUS is working out (by Jon Talton) — The...
WENATCHEE — On Tuesday, July 22, the 2014 Constitutional Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO will begin at the Coast Wenatchee Hotel and Convention...
(July 18, 2014) — Are you one of the usual suspects? You know what I mean — someone who shows up at the union meetings, goes...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 17, 2014) –Every Republican member of Congress voted Wednesday to deny federal employees their first minimum wage increase in more than five years....
Thursday, July 17, 2014 STATE ECONOMY ► In today’s Seattle Times — Microsoft laying off 18,000; 1,351 in Puget Sound area affected — Microsoft...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 17, 2014) — If you are awake at 4 a.m. these days, you will notice the sky is already getting a little...
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 LOCAL ► In today’s Yakima H-R — State of emergency declared in Yakima County and 19 others — Multiple wildfires...
The following is from Working Washington: SEATTLE (July 16, 2014) — King County Elections has now reviewed well over half of the referendum petitions submitted by...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 16, 2014) — The following statement has been issued by American Postal Workers Union (APWU) President Mark Dimondstein: A Staples announcement on July...
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