OLYMPIA (Jan. 10, 2017) — Meet Katharine Weiss, the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Intern for the 2017 session. A native of St. Louis, Weiss is...
Understanding why is the key to rebuilding a populist progressive movement By MARK McDERMOTT (Jan. 10, 2017) — In 2008, Barack Obama was elected along...
Tuesday, January 10, 2017 THIS WASHINGTON ► In today’s News Tribune — Split on school funding marks start of new legislative session in Olympia...
Monday, January 9, 2017 THIS WASHINGTON ► In today’s Olympian — Can lawmakers solve school-funding crisis in 105 days? ‘It doesn’t bode well’ —...
(Jan. 9, 2017) — Citizens alarmed about this past election cycle and the impending presidency of Donald Trump are mobilizing across the nation to express their...
But the outcome affects everything else, every one of us OLYMPIA (Jan. 9, 2017) — The Washington State Legislature convenes today for 2017 and it’s...
Friday, January 6, 2017 LOCAL ► From KUOW — $15 minimum wage kicks in for thousands of Seattle workers — Thousands of Seattle workers...
SEATTLE (Jan. 6, 2017) — The historic Seattle Labor Temple has a room vacancy beginning Feb. 1, offering an opportunity for a union organization to gain...
The following is from the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). Pictures are courtesy of the Greater Seattle APWU News: WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 6, 2017) — Postal...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 6, 2017) — On Thursday, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) met with Andrew Puzder (R-Carl’s Jr./Hardee’s), the CEO of CKE Restaurants who is President-elect...
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