Friday, March 23, 2018 DEAREST READERS: The Entire Staff of The Stand will be on a team-building retreat all next week. So our next postings...
SEATTLE (March 23, 2018) — Next week, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO welcomes Cherika Carter as its new Field Mobilization Director, filling the position vacated...
Thursday, March 22, 2018 THIS WASHINGTON ► From AP — Inslee signs package of bills sparked by #MeToo — In the wake of a national conversation...
The following is from U.S. Sen Patty Murray (D-WA): WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 22, 2018) — U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health,...
OLYMPIA (March 22, 2018) — Washington was one the first states in the union to address the wage gap by passing the Equal Pay Act in...
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 THE WAR ON UNIONS ► In the NY Daily News — The Janus-faced war on unions (by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka) — Even...
UPDATE (March 22, 2018) — Late Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and senior...
SPOKANE — Since Resolution #12 passed its 2015 Convention, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO has been been engaged with its affiliated unions in a deep-dive...
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 THIS WASHINGTON ► From AP — Inslee signs legislation to pre-register some teens, allow same-day voter registration — Gov. Jay Inslee on...
Governor signs historic ‘Access to Democracy’ bills, including Voting Rights Act TUKWILA (March 20, 2018) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday signed five bills —...
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