Monday, December 5, 2016 LOCAL ► From IAM 751 — Buffett-owned plant in Kent accepts workers’ right to organize — An aerospace supply company...
The following is from UNITE HERE Local 8: SEATTLE (Dec. 5, 2016) — Mayor Ed Murray issued a proclamation on Thursday declaring citizen-led Initiative 124 to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 5, 2016) — Negative reaction was swift and harsh after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday that it has awarded Norwegian Air...
Labor movement will fight for justice, stand with community partners By JEFF JOHNSON (Dec. 5, 2016) — As President-Elect Donald Trump continues to fill out...
Thursday, December 1, 2016 LOCAL ► In today’s News Tribune — Tacoma police officer dies after shooting at East Side home — A Tacoma...
The following is from AFL-CIO Now: (Dec. 1, 2016) — Since Donald Trump won the election, nearly 900 incidents of violence, hate speech and harassment have...
(Dec. 1, 2016) — All union organizations affiliated with the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO are encouraged to nominate members to the WSLC’s standing committees. As...
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 DAY OF DISRUPTION ► In today’s Olympian — About 100 union supporters walk out at Saint Martin’s University —...
By JOHN BURBANK (Nov. 30, 2016) — Two weeks ago the people of our state voted to raise the minimum wage to $11 in 2017, and...
By JOHN M. REPP and CINDY COLE (Nov. 30, 2016) — On Nov. 4, Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant proposed legislation to allow socially responsible...