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 ► 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 ► 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 ► 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...