SEATTLE (July 31, 2015) — Organizers of an anniversary celebration rally for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid planned for Saturday, Aug. 8 in downtown Seattle announced...
Friday, July 31, 2015 LOCAL ► From AP — $15 minimum wage a surprising success for Seattle restaurant — Menu prices are up 21...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand FEDERAL WAY (July 31, 2015) — Big corporations based in Washington state — from Alaska Air to Liberty Mutual to T-Mobile...
By STAN SORSCHER (July 30, 2015) — In 2002, I heard an economist characterizing this figure as containing a valuable economic insight. He wasn’t sure what...
Thursday, July 30, 2015 BOEING ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — McNerney says without Ex-Im Bank, Boeing work could move overseas — Boeing Co....
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Olympian — Bypassing Legislature, Inslee turns to executive action on climate change — Gov. Jay...
The following is from the Washington Building and Construction Trades Council: OLYMPIA (July 29, 2015) — The Washington Building and Construction Trades Council (WBCTC) has officially...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 29, 2015) — It didn’t take long before the Legislature stopped its crowing about how it funded K-12 education and admitted that...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 LOCAL ► From IAM 751 — Machinists at NAS Whidbey ratify 4-year agreement — Machinists Union members who work as...
The following, written by Charlie Fanning, is from AFL-CIO Now: WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 28, 2015) — On Monday, the Obama administration made the deplorable decision to...
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