Monday, April 13, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From Washington News Service — Washington state employees challenge Senate budget ‘suggestions’ — WFSE Executive Director Greg...
Our state values the quality public services we all rely on, and the people who proudly provide them. State employees are our friends, neighbors, customers, and...
This week — Monday, April 13 through Friday, April 17 — is the Tax Week Call-In to make sure Washington’s wealthiest residents and large, profitable corporations...
Public service disrespected, devalued by Senate Republican obstructionism Today’s edition of the WSLC Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (April 10, 2015) — This is what obstruction...
Friday, April 10, 2015 LOCAL ► In the Seattle Times — UW regents flee as student activists speak up — Demanding higher wages, a...
By JEFF JOHNSON TACOMA (April 10, 2015) — I had the honor to attend the Pierce County Central Labor Council meeting on Wednesday, April 8, which...
Thursday, April 9, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s News Tribune — Lawmakers can’t mandate $1,000 raises for state workers — Senate Republicans last...
TACOMA (April 9, 2015) — “Leave No Money on the Table,” a report released Wednesday by Washington CAN, decries the aggressive patient debt collections by Tacoma’s...
SEATTLE — All are invited to join the Labor Archives of Washington this Saturday as they kick off the SeaTac-Seattle Minimum Wage History Project. The event...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 LOCAL ► In today’s Columbian — Labor union supporters continue to press county — For the third time, the Clark...