The following is from the Office of the Governor: OLYMPIA (Sept. 28, 2017) — Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday that Washington state DREAMers will soon have...
Public employee unions: Supreme Court’s Janus case will further rig U.S. economy against workers WASHINGTON (Sept. 28, 2017) — The following statement was issued Thursday...
Thursday, September 28, 2017 THE WAR ON UNIONS ► From Bloomberg — U.S. Supreme Court to scrutinize mandatory union fees again — The U.S....
The following is from Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local 8: MERCER ISLAND, Wash. (Sept. 28, 2017) — OPEIU Local 8 has reached a Tentative Agreement...
The following is from SEIU HealthCare 1199NW: EVERETT (Sept. 28, 2017) — Hospice and home health caregivers, frustrated with rushing between vulnerable patients and taking long...
SEATTLE — History tells us that Cesar Chavez transformed the U.S. labor movement by leading the first farm workers union. But missing from this story is...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 THIS WASHINGTON ► In the (Longview) Daily News — Ecology denies key permit for Millennium coal terminal — In a...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017 LOCAL ► From the WEA — Strike begins at Bellingham Technical College, classes canceled — College employees are seeking a...
SEATTLE (Sept. 26, 2017) — Back in June, the University of Washington issued a working paper about Seattle’s minimum wage increase that found more people were...
YAKIMA — Farmworkers in the Yakima Valley: Do you have questions about your labor rights? Make plans to attend a special meeting at 6 p.m. on...