Friday, January 29, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s News Tribune — Lawmakers disagree about deadline for fixing school-funding problems — A school-funding plan...
With 9,000 more members, state is now 5th most unionized in U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 29, 2016) — A half-million Washington state residents belonged to...
Thursday, January 28, 2016 BOEING ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Boeing workforce in Everett to shrink during 777X transition — Boeing’s decision to...
(Jan. 28, 2016) — The Executive Board of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO — representing more than 600 union organizations with some 450,000 members across...
By JOHN BURBANK (Jan. 28, 2016) — As Americans, we strongly value both work and family… but as citizens we’ve structured our economy and laws too...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 28, 2016) — On a party-line vote Wednesday, the Republican-controlled Senate Commerce and Labor Committee passed SB 6443, sponsored by Sen. Doug Ericksen (R-Bellingham),...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Seattle Times — Lawmaker proposes striking down local minimum-wage laws — Calling higher minimum wages...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 27, 2016) — Aerospace Tax Incentive Accountability legislation (HB 2638) would ensure that the nation’s largest corporate tax break — Washington’s $8.7 billion aerospace...
But lacking written agreements, musicians average just $15K per year The following is from the Musicians’ Association of Seattle, AFM Local 76-493: SEATTLE (Jan. 27,...
The following is from the Washington State Nurses Association: RICHLAND, Wash. (Jan. 27, 2016) — By an overwhelming majority, the WSNA-represented registered nurses at Kadlec Regional...
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