By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (March 16, 2016) — On Feb. 24, 2015, dairy worker Randy Vasquez drowned in an unmarked and unlit manure pit,...
The following is from Labor 411, which is is committed to building a national Buy Union, Buy American movement as a means of improving the safety...
Tuesday, March 15, 2016 TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ► MUST-READ in today’s NY Times — On trade, angry voters have a point (by Eduardo Porter) —...
By ROSALINDA GUILLEN (March 15, 2016) — For the last three years, farmworker members of Familias Unidas por la Justicia have built a movement and acted...
SEATTLE — Who will fight for workers’ rights at home and across the nation? It’s time to meet the community leaders who are stepping up to...
UPDATE — The deadline for entries has been extended to Monday, May 23! (March 15, 2016) — This year, the MayWorks Committee of the Washington State...
Monday, March 14, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From KUOW — Budget sparks fly as Washington lawmakers begin special session — Senate Republicans went public...
TACOMA (March 14, 2016) — KPLU, the only union-organized National Public Radio station in Washington state, is threatened with extinction and its 18 SAG-AFTRA employees could...
Friday, March 11, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Seattle Times — Inslee orders special session, vetoes 27 bills to spur action — Gov....
The following is from Raise Up Washington: SEATTLE (March 11, 2016) — The Yes on 1433 campaign, the worker-sponsored effort to raise Washington’s minimum wage to...
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