Tuesday, July 7, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Seattle Times — Why state Democrats held up a budget deal over I-1351 (by. Sen....
BURLINGTON — After work stoppages on the first few days of the blueberry harvest, farmworkers at Sakuma Brothers Farms continue their struggle for fair treatment and...
Monday, July 6, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From AFSCME — Coordinated actions win raises, stop state shutdown — It took thousands of public employees...
SEATAC — AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre is among the special guest speakers scheduled to appear at the 2015 Convention of the Washington State Labor...
SEATTLE — Macy’s employees represented by UFCW Local 21 in Western Washington are struggling to get a fair contract from an employer that has aligned with...
The following is from UNITE HERE Local 8: SEATTLE — Workers and community supporters will continue to support Hyatt workers in a rally and picket line...
The following is from SEIU HealthCare 1199NW: SEATTLE (July 2, 2015) — Swedish-Providence nurses and healthcare workers walked the picket line Wednesday to call for better...
Thursday, July 2, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Olympian — Senate scuffle leaves $2 billion hole in day-old $38 billion operating budget —...
In two weeks, the Washington State Labor Council will publish its 2015 Legislative Report and Voting Record summarizing the 2015 session and showing how state legislators...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 2, 2015) — This week, President Barack Obama proposed a long-awaited update of federal regulations that would restore access to overtime pay protections...