(Feb. 5, 2015) — Today is the 22nd anniversary of the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that allows workers to take unpaid...
Thursday, February 5, 2015 PORT NEGOTIATIONS â–ş From AP — West Coast port employers: Shutdown could be 5 days away — West Coast seaports...
The following is from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union: SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 5, 2015) — The ILWU is trying to keep dock employers at the...
The debate over undemocratic “Fast Track” trade authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other pending trade deals is coming to a head right now. Several members...
By ROBERTA RILEY (Feb. 5, 2015) — Meet Joie. She’s a Seattle hair stylist with the charisma, and artfully tattooed arms, of a rock star. The...
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 REFINERY STRIKE â–ş In the Skagit Valley Herald — Tesoro steelworkers on strike in Anacortes — Tesoso spokesman Matthew Gill...
Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, issued the following statement on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015: Yesterday I walked the picket line with...
All union members and community supporters are invited to attend “Changing Times, Changing Minds: A Forum on Transgender Workers’ Issues” to be held from 6 to...
GOP senators seek lower wages, lower benefits for injured workers Today’s edition of the WSLC Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Feb. 3, 2015) — Last week’s...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 REFINERY STRIKE â–ş From Slog — Local union president says national oil refinery strike isn’t about wages, it’s about safety...