By STEVE GAREY The following testimony was delivered at the March 14 public hearing on HB 1646, the Clean Energy Transition Act., before the House Committee...
Thursday, March 23, 2017 TRUMPCARE â–ş BREAKING — Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler to vote NO on Trumpcare — “The difficulties this bill would create...
The following is from the Seattle Labor Chorus: SEATTLE — Amid cold winds weather-wise and politics-wise, you can cheer yourself up by attending the annual Seattle...
By JOHN BURBANK (March 23, 2017) — Last November voters overwhelmingly approved Initiative 1433 to increase the minimum wage and establish a statewide standard for paid...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 THIS WASHINGTON â–ş In today’s News Tribune — GOP budget would reject state worker raises to help pay for schools...
Public outcry, plummeting polls doomed Republican repeal of ACA UPDATE (2 p.m. March 24, 2017) — In a dramatic conclusion to the Republican effort to...
GOP ignores state collective bargaining laws, slashes negotiated raises OLYMPIA (March 21, 2017) — The long-awaited Senate Republican budget proposal was released today, and just...
Tuesday, March 21, 2017 BOEING â–ş In today’s (Everett) Herald — Boeing plans to lay off 170 workers in region; offers buyouts — Boeing...
VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO is co-hosting a convening of labor representatives serving on workforce boards throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho. It...
AFL-CIO: Supreme Court nominee sides with corporations over people WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 21, 2017) — Senate confirmation hearings began Monday for Donald Trump’s nominee to...