The following is from UNITE HERE Local 8: SEATTLE (Feb. 3, 2015) — A three-member panel of the federal body that monitors U.S. labor law issued...
The following is from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries: TUMWATER (Feb. 3, 2015) — Exposure of workers to used hypodermic needles while cleaning...
Monday, February 2, 2015 REFINERY STRIKE ► Today from Bloomberg — U.S. oil workers’ strike enters 2nd day as crude prices slide — The...
The following is from the USW: PITTSBURGH (Feb. 1, 2015) — The United Steelworkers Union (USW) announced that it is calling for a work stoppage at...
The following is from the U.S. Department of Labor: PORTLAND (Feb. 1, 2015) — Woodinville, Wash.-based Sierra Construction Co. Inc. has agreed to pay $87,239 in...
Friday, January 30, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From the WA Work & Family Coalition — Legislature takes a step toward paid sick days —...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 30, 2015) — The Washington State Labor Council, its affiliated unions, and community supporters of the 2015 Shared Prosperity Agenda will rally on the...
Thursday, January 29, 2015 TAX REFORM ► At Slog — We need to become a state where everyone pays their fair share (by Gov....
OLYMPIA (Jan. 29, 2015) — At last weekend’s Membership Assembly of Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local 8, the union’s members who participated in the...
House panel hears popular bills on minimum wage, paid sick leave Today’s edition of the WSLC Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Jan. 28, 2015) — It’s...