Trumka: ‘Irresponsible’ shutdown ‘shows total disregard for working people The following statement was released Saturday by AFL-CIO Richard Trumka in response to the federal government...
Friday, January 19, 2018 THIS WASHINGTON ► From AP — Lawmakers pass water bill, $4 billion in construction — The Legislature approved more than $4 billion...
UPDATED (11:20 a.m.) with Senate passage of the Washington Voting Rights Act (see below). Hostage crisis ends as capital budget passes, but damage was done ...
Thursday, January 18, 2018 WOMEN’S MARCHES & ACTIONS ► In the News Tribune — 5,000 people expected to rally for women’s rights in Olympia this...
After 69-28 vote, WSLC-supported legislation now heads to the Senate OLYMPIA (Jan. 18, 2018) — After active negotiations between the business and labor communities, the state...
This weekend, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the historic Women’s Marches held nationwide on President Trump’s inauguration weekend in 2017, more marches and events are...
Wednesday, January 17, 2018 THIS WASHINGTON ► In today’s News Tribune — Apartment project meant to help people might be cancelled if state budget doesn’t...
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 LOCAL ► In today’s Seattle Times — On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, thousands gather and march through Seattle — A march...
UNITE HERE 8 plans food drive Thursday outside City Hall; please donate! VANCOUVER, Wash. (Jan. 16, 2018) — Despite record revenue in recent years, the...
OLYMPIA — Time and again we hear the stories of families and individuals who can’t afford or get access to health insurance coverage. The cold truth...
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