Wednesday, June 24, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s News Tribune — State employees start receiving temporary layoff notices — Thousands of state employees...
(June 23, 2015) — The following statement by Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO was distributed Tuesday: Today, American workers suffered a...
The following is from Latino Advocacy: BURLINGTON, Wash. (June 24, 2015) — Members of the board of the independent farmworker union, Familias Unidas por la Justicia,...
By KEN WINKES (June 24, 2015) — Want to know how vital unions are to working people? Let me tell you a story about an old...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 23, 2015) — This morning, the U.S. Senate narrowly approved a procedural motion that virtually assures passage of the “Fast Track” Trade Promotion...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 FAST TRACK UPDATE (9 a.m.) at The Stand — Murray, Cantwell put Fast Track over the top — This morning,...
Monday, June 22, 2015 FAST TRACK ► From Politico — Patty Murray, pro-trade Dems in crosshairs ahead of big trade vote — As the...
The following is from UNITE HERE Local 8: SEATTLE (June 22, 2015) — Space Needle workers and political, labor and community supporters rallied Friday to reject...
The following is from SEIU HealthCare 1199NW: SEATTLE (June 22, 2015) — Swedish-Providence needs to invest part of its $110 million profit in improving its staffing...
This is it! A pivotal vote on “Fast Track” Trade Promotion Authority is expected to happen on Tuesday, June 23 in the U.S. Senate. This time,...