The following is from Adjuncts and Contingents Together Washington, a project of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 925: SEATTLE (Dec. 22, 2014) — In...
Friday, December 19, 2014 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From KPLU — Inslee proposes robust tax package for Washington state budget — “It is time to...
OLYMPIA (Dec. 19, 2014) — Gov. Jay Inslee proposed a two-year budget on Thursday that funds all of the negotiated pay raises ratified by state employees...
By JEFF JOHNSON (Dec. 19, 2014) — “Councilwoman Walker’s son, Michael, works for me at the Seattle Center. Michael is a great worker. I like Michael....
Thursday, December 18, 2014 PORT CONTRACT TALKS ► At Longshore & Shipping News — ILWU recesses caucus, awaits PMA response to contract proposal —...
SEATTLE (Dec. 18, 2014) — Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, introduced Gov. Jay Inslee at Wednesday’s press event unveiling the governor’s...
By JOHN BURBANK (Dec. 18, 2014) — When is a law not a law? That seems to be the question taken up by The (Everett) Herald’s...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Seattle Times — Inslee proposes carbon tax to fund transportation — After two years of...
SPOKANE (Dec. 17, 2014) — The Spokane City Council voted Monday night to approve ordinances designed to create local jobs and more apprenticeship opportunities for family-wage...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 PORT CONTRACT TALKS ► From Reuters — Longshore union, shippers see slow progress in U.S. West Coast port talks —...
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