Monday, February 9, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In the (Everett) Herald — Lawmakers may put conditions on aerospace tax breaks — A group of...
By LEO W. GERARD (Feb. 9, 2015) — In Anacortes, Wash., last week, approximately 200 Tesoro workers began picketing the oil refinery where an explosion incinerated seven...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Postal Service’s announcement of its financial results for the last calendar quarter of 2014 show an operating profit of $1.1 billion...
Friday, February 6, 2015 PORT NEGOTIATIONS ► From ILWU — ILWU president blasts PMA threat to shut down U.S. ports — LWU President Robert...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 6, 2015) — Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) on Thursday applauded the National Labor Relations Board’s efforts to protect the rights of fast-food workers...
(Feb. 5, 2015) — Today is the 22nd anniversary of the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that allows workers to take unpaid...
Thursday, February 5, 2015 PORT NEGOTIATIONS ► From AP — West Coast port employers: Shutdown could be 5 days away — West Coast seaports...
The following is from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union: SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 5, 2015) — The ILWU is trying to keep dock employers at the...
The debate over undemocratic “Fast Track” trade authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other pending trade deals is coming to a head right now. Several members...
By ROBERTA RILEY (Feb. 5, 2015) — Meet Joie. She’s a Seattle hair stylist with the charisma, and artfully tattooed arms, of a rock star. The...
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