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Wednesday, June 13, 2018
JANUS
ALSO at The Stand — Get ready for the Janus decision! — UPDATED: The U.S. Supreme Court will now be releasing opinions on Thursdays in addition to Mondays, so the decision could come down as soon as TOMORROW morning. See Decision Day rally updates on Bellingham (cancelled), Everett (added), and Olympia (only if it’s a Monday and a 2 p.m. start time), plus locations for Decision Day sign-waving at highway overpasses.
ALSO TODAY at The Stand — After court decision, Inslee order supports workers’ rights — Following an anti-worker ruling on mandatory individual arbitration, the governor responds, “We can’t change the Supreme Court’s ruling, but we can change how we do business.”
LOCAL
► In today’s Seattle Times — Seattle City Council repeals head tax amid pressure from businesses, referendum threat — The repeal of the $275 per-employee tax marks a victory for Amazon and other businesses that would have paid it and have been funding a referendum campaign against it.
► From KUOW — Seattle’s head tax got chopped. Now what? — “Every day, we turn clients away because we don’t have enough beds and we don’t have enough staff to provide long-term case management to clients in the system,” said Andrew Coak, a member of the task force and case manager at the Downtown Emergency Services Center. “It’s literally a matter of life or death for the people I work with.” Head tax supporters are now asking business to find money for the homelessness crisis.
► In today’s News Tribune — Message to harassed female teachers: Don’t give up, vindication at hand (editorial) — The slow pace of justice for four female Fife School District middle school teachers facing a hostile work environment illustrates why the #metoo movement was and still is sorely needed.
THIS WASHINGTON
ALSO at The Stand — Jayapal unveils universal health care bill
— WSLC’s Dodson: ‘This is the time for bold action’ on health care
► In today’s Seattle Times — Hader sweeps endorsements from Democratic groups in race for Reichert’s House seat — Shannon Hader made a comparatively late entry into the Democratic primary race for retiring U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert’s 8th Congressional District seat. But the former federal public-health official has shown undeniable momentum on one front — sweeping up endorsement after endorsement in recent months from county and legislative-district Democratic organizations.
EDITOR’S NOTE — At the WSLC’s political endorsement convention in May, union delegates from across the state voted for a dual endorsement of Jason Rittereiser and Kim Schrier in this race.
THAT WASHINGTON
► In today’s Washington Post — House to vote next week on two competing immigration bills — The announcement of the planned votes came shortly after rebellious GOP moderates appeared to come up two votes short in their effort to force votes on immigration in defiance of Republican leadership.
► From The Hill — Pelosi, Dems hammer GOP for ‘derailing’ DACA debate — House Democrats are hammering GOP leaders for scuttling the bipartisan effort to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children.
ALSO at The Stand — All workers in Washington state now have equal pay protections (June 8, 2018)
NATIONAL
► From Reuters — U.S. accuses Fiat Chrysler, union of conspiring to break labor laws — Top officials of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and the United Auto Workers union conspired to violate U.S. labor laws, federal prosecutors alleged in a court document, saying a former executive at the automaker knew bribes paid to union leaders were designed to “grease the skids” in labor negotiations. Outgoing UAW president Dennis Williams told union leaders at a conference in Detroit on Monday “our leadership team had no knowledge of the misconduct – which involved former union members and former auto executives – until it was brought to our attention by the government.”
► In today’s NY Times — AT&T takeover of Time Warner cleared, in blow to Justice Dept. — A federal judge approved the blockbuster merger between AT&T and Time Warner, rebuffing the government’s effort to stop the $85.4 billion deal. The decision is expected to unleash a wave of takeovers in corporate America.
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