UPDATE (Jan. 30, 2015) at AFL-CIO Now — McCain fails to move Jone Act repeal — A move by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to scuttle the...
Friday, January 23, 2015 PORT SHOWDOWN ► From KOMO News — ‘We just want to work:’ Rallying cry for West Coast port workers —...
By JEFF JOHNSON (Jan. 23, 2015) — In downtown Tacoma last night, about 1,000 union and community members rallied in support of the men and women...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 BOEING ► In today’s P.S. Business Journal — Boeing fights back as momentum builds to unionize South Carolina plant —...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 22, 2015) — The 2015 session of the Washington State Legislature is shaping up to be another challenging one. With the House and Senate...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 LOCAL ► In today’s Seattle Times — Seattle takes step to hire more workers from distressed areas — The Seattle...
UPDATE — This important effort has been extended to urge folks to continue calling. Thank you to all who have already called — and those of...
By LYNNE DODSON (Jan. 21, 2015) — As the highly unpopular 113th Congress finished its second session, most of Washington’s Congressional delegation missed a great chance...
(Jan. 21, 2015) — Following are statements by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Washington State Labor Council President Jeff Johnson regarding President Barack Obama’s State of...
(Jan. 20, 2015) — As you read this, the White House has launched a full-court press to pressure democrats in Congress to support “fast track” legislation...