Wednesday, December 17, 2014 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Seattle Times — Inslee proposes carbon tax to fund transportation — After two years of...
SPOKANE (Dec. 17, 2014) — The Spokane City Council voted Monday night to approve ordinances designed to create local jobs and more apprenticeship opportunities for family-wage...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014 PORT CONTRACT TALKS ► From Reuters — Longshore union, shippers see slow progress in U.S. West Coast port talks —...
By LEO W. GERARD (Dec. 16, 2014) — Under billions of tons of imports, the American dream is suffocating. The American people have lost faith. They...
OLYMPIA (Dec. 16, 2014) — Gov. Jay Inslee sent a letter last week to U.S. trade negotiators expressing concerns about Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS), a controversial...
The following is from AFL-CIO Now: WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 15, 2014) — The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Friday adopted a final rule that would...
Monday, December 15, 2014 PRISON LABOR ► “Sell block: The empty promises of prison labor,” a special report in The Seattle Times: Part 1:...
Thursday, December 11, 2014 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From KPLU — Legislative committee recommends toughening requirements for aerospace tax breaks — State Rep. Gerry Pollet...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand TACOMA (Dec. 11, 2014) — “Are West Coast longshoremen spoiling Christmas?” That Politico headline from earlier this week tells you all...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Spokesman-Review — Gov. Jay Inslee to seek $1 billion in tax hikes in two-year budget —...