Tuesday, May 10, 2016 LOCAL ► In today’s Spokesman-Review — Machinists vote to strike Triumph factory on West Plains — The Machinists union making...
UPDATE (May 11, 2016) — The Machinists Union picket lines that went up one minute after midnight on Wednesday morning outside Triumph Composite Systems are going...
The following is from the Pierce County Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO: TACOMA — Have you or your local union been collecting peanut butter for Secretary Patty...
Monday, May 9, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From the Seattle Times — Vote: Are Boeing’s tax breaks worth it? ► From Teamsters 117 —...
The following is from AFL-CIO Now: The 24th annual Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive is on May 14 this year. The food drive, sponsored...
PORTLAND (May 11, 2016) — People interested in Washington, Oregon and Pacific Northwest labor history are encouraged to attend the 2016 Conference of the Pacific Northwest...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 9, 2016) — The decades-long experiment of contracting out public goods and services by governments, known as “privatization,” has often had dire consequences for...
Friday, May 6, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From KUOW — Washington companies got $550 million in tax breaks, and that’s just the ones we...
SEATTLE (May 6, 2016) — Yesterday, we posted a list of great union-made Mother’s Day gifts you can give your mom this weekend that support good...
Thursday, May 5, 2016 CAMPAIGN 2016 ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Rep. Elizabeth Scott ends campaign for Congress, citing health reasons — State...