The following news advisory is from SEIU Local 925: SEATTLE — University of Washington employees have been in negotiations for a new contract all summer, but...
Monday, September 19, 2016 TODAY ► From Working WA — TODAY: Seattle to make labor history with final vote to pass secure scheduling legislation...
By LARRY BROWN and LEE NEWGENT (Sept. 19, 2016) — Most Washingtonians are unfamiliar with the state’s regulatory-review process. It is technical, it is cumbersome and...
Friday, September 16, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From AP — Washington state limits carbon pollution from large sources — Washington state adopted a new...
NEW YORK CITY (Sept. 16, 2016) — It’s well-documented that if you work for Donald Trump, there’s a good chance you won’t get paid. That’s a...
(Sept. 16, 2016) – This week, California’s Public Employment Relations Board certified a petition filed by postdoctoral scholars working at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) to...
Thursday, September 15, 2016 BOEING ► In today’s Seattle Times — Boeing curtails OT pay for 80,000 workers in latest cost-cutting move — In...
OLYMPIA (Sept. 15, 2016) — Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, recorded the statement in opposition to the Initiative 732 carbon tax...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Olympian — Tentative deal for 30,000 state workers includes raises, $12 minimum wage — About...
(Sept. 14, 2016) — No matter what you hear about the Trans-Pacific Partnership being “dead,” don’t believe it! The Obama administration has announced it will seek...
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