SEATTLE — Macy’s employees represented by UFCW Local 21 in Western Washington are struggling to get a fair contract from an employer that has aligned with...
The following is from UNITE HERE Local 8: SEATTLE — Workers and community supporters will continue to support Hyatt workers in a rally and picket line...
The following is from SEIU HealthCare 1199NW: SEATTLE (July 2, 2015) — Swedish-Providence nurses and healthcare workers walked the picket line Wednesday to call for better...
Thursday, July 2, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Olympian — Senate scuffle leaves $2 billion hole in day-old $38 billion operating budget —...
In two weeks, the Washington State Labor Council will publish its 2015 Legislative Report and Voting Record summarizing the 2015 session and showing how state legislators...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 2, 2015) — This week, President Barack Obama proposed a long-awaited update of federal regulations that would restore access to overtime pay protections...
UPDATE (10 a.m. July 2, 2015) — “Workers have another work stoppage this morning,” reads the Familias Unidas por la Justicia Union’s Facebook page. “They were...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Olympian — Gov. Inslee signs new state budget to avert government shutdown — State agencies...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 1, 2015) — As we celebrate our nation’s birthday on the Fourth of July, perhaps we should do some reflecting about our...
The following is from SEIU HealthCare 1199NW: BELLINGHAM (July 1, 2015) — After taking action together in a picket and strike and through a lockout, the...