The following is from the Musicians’ Association of Seattle, AFM Local 76-493: SEATTLE (May 20, 2015) — The Seattle City Council voted 9-0 on Monday to...
By JOHN BURBANK (May 20, 2015) — When you think about retirement, you can imagine a life in which you are freed from decades of work,...
Citizens protest outside Secretary of State’s event at Boeing RENTON (May 19, 2015) — At the Boeing factory here on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State...
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 FAST TRACK ► In today’s Oregonian — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka rips Oregon Democrats for Fast Track/TPP support — During...
By JEFF JOHNSON (May 19, 2015) — I wish that the Honorable Secretary of State John Kerry was visiting Washington at a site other than the...
UPDATE — See news coverage of the WFSE May 20 “unity breaks.” The following is from the Washington Federation of State Employees, AFSCME Council 28: In...
(May 19, 2015) — Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, sent the following letter to state lawmakers on Monday in advance of...
RENTON — Inside Boeing’s factory gates on Tuesday morning, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be pleading the case for giving President Obama “Fast Track”...
Monday, May 18, 2015 AEROSPACE ► From IAM 751 — Cadence-Giddens vote shows workers want union — Hourly workers at Cadence Aerospace-Giddens in Everett...
SEATTLE (May 18, 2015) — After being on the brink of a strike a few weeks ago, more than 2,100 members of UAW Local 4121, the...