(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 ► 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 ► 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 ► From Slog — Local union president says national oil refinery strike isn’t about wages, it’s about safety...