Tuesday, September 12, 2017 LOCAL ► Three weeks into the strike at Welfare and Pension Administration Services (WPAS) in Mercer Island, the picket lines...
After unions insisted on equal time, the public meeting was cancelled KELSO (Sept. 12, 2017) –A conservative Cowlitz County commissioner has backed down and cancelled...
Alliance for Jobs & Clean Energy: More volunteers and events, new website (Sept. 12, 2017) — The Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy has recruited...
Monday, September 11, 2017 ► Sixteen years ago this morning, nearly 3,000 people were killed in a series of coordinated terrorist attacks upon the United...
Air-traffic privatization push hits turbulence in Congress—with good reason By MONIKA WARNER (Sept. 11, 2017) — Message to the airlines: you can’t have it all....
UPDATE (Sept. 11, 2017) — From the Washington Fair Trade Coalition: “We regret to inform you that we will be postponing our hearing with Representative Smith...
Friday, September 8, 2017 LOCAL ► In today’s Yakima H-R — Virginia Mason Memorial hospital workers protest new health care plan — “Affordable care...
The following is from the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries: TUMWATER (Sept. 8, 2017) — An agreement between the Washington State Department of Labor...
Herrera Beutler, McMorris Rodgers vote to repeal construction wage standards WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 8, 2017) — As the U.S. House of Representatives has been voting...
Thursday, September 7, 2017 THIS WASHINGTON ► In today’s Seattle Times — U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert’s retirement plans put his 8th District seat up...