Monday, January 5, 2015 PORT CONTRACT TALKS ► In the P.S. Business Journal — Late Friday accusations reveal depth of discord in port negotiations...
By JOHN BURBANK (Jan. 5, 2015) — The stock market is going great guns! That’s supposed to be the good news for this new year. It...
(Jan. 5, 2015) — Take a few minutes to watch this powerful video of Washington State correctional employees talking about the challenging nature of their job....
The following is from Adjuncts and Contingents Together Washington, a project of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 925: SEATTLE (Dec. 22, 2014) — In...
Friday, December 19, 2014 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From KPLU — Inslee proposes robust tax package for Washington state budget — “It is time to...
OLYMPIA (Dec. 19, 2014) — Gov. Jay Inslee proposed a two-year budget on Thursday that funds all of the negotiated pay raises ratified by state employees...
By JEFF JOHNSON (Dec. 19, 2014) — “Councilwoman Walker’s son, Michael, works for me at the Seattle Center. Michael is a great worker. I like Michael....
Thursday, December 18, 2014 PORT CONTRACT TALKS ► At Longshore & Shipping News — ILWU recesses caucus, awaits PMA response to contract proposal —...
SEATTLE (Dec. 18, 2014) — Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, introduced Gov. Jay Inslee at Wednesday’s press event unveiling the governor’s...
By JOHN BURBANK (Dec. 18, 2014) — When is a law not a law? That seems to be the question taken up by The (Everett) Herald’s...