Paid sick leave, minimum wage bills introduced Today’s edition of the WSLC Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Jan. 20, 2015) — Last week, a bill-sponsorship event...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 MLK DAY â–ş In today’s Seattle Times — Race issues and recent police clashes at heart of MLK rally —...
Monday, January 19, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT â–ş In the Tri-City Herald — State legislators told to expect longtime hits from export slowdown — “There...
PRESIDENT’S REPORT By JEFF JOHNSON (Jan. 19, 2015) — As we celebrate the life and work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King today and as...
UPDATE (Jan. 23, 2015) — Here is news coverage of Thursday’s community rallies: â–ş From KOMO News — ‘We just want to work:’ Rallying cry for...
PREFACE by Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: The following opinion piece is by my co-chair of the Washington State BlueGreen Alliance,...
Friday, January 16, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT â–ş In today’s Seattle Times —Bills to raise minimum wage, require paid sick days introduced in Olympia —...
By JOHN BURBANK (Jan. 16, 2015) — Now that the Legislature is back at work, they have to find the revenues for K-12 education, for higher...
By DAVID GROVES (Jan. 16, 2015) — If the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. were alive today, right-wing conservatives would be doing their best to brand...
Thursday, January 15, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT â–ş In the Seattle Times — State at critical crossroads, Inslee tells split lawmakers — Gov. Jay Inslee...