The following is from SEIU HealthCare 1199NW: BELLINGHAM (Sept. 24, 2014) — Some 300 healthcare workers and supporters gathered in front of PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical...
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 ELECTION ► At In These Times — Why vote in 2014 — In Ferguson, Missouri, a town where 67 percent...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Olympian — Split may be forming at WFSE over adequacy of worker contract agreement —...
The following is from Teamsters Local 117: TUKWILA, Wash. (Sept. 23, 2014) — Teamsters Local 117 has achieved a fully-recommended tentative agreement with Fred Meyer over...
Monday, September 22, 2014 LOCAL ► At Teamsters117.org — Fred Meyer workers: Teamsters have your back! — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) has...
SEATTLE (Sept. 22, 2014) — Following are Washington State Labor Council President Jeff Johnson’s comments at the People’s Climate Rally on Sept. 21 in Seattle: Hello,...
SEATTLE (Sept. 22, 2014) — After organizing to join UNITE HERE Local 8, food service workers at Seattle University overwhelmingly ratified their first union contract on...
By K.C. GOLDEN and JEFF JOHNSON (Sept. 22, 2014) — In the wake of the Great Recession, it’s easy to forget that the American economy can...
Friday, September 19, 2014 LOCAL ► In the Seattle Weekly — Organized labor looks to keep pressure on Seattle City Hall to enforce minimum...
The following is from SEIU HealthCare 1199NW: (Sept. 19, 2014) — Citing concerns over safety for both patients and staff, nurses at Western State Hospital held...