WENATCHEE (July 24, 2014) — The final day of the Washington State Labor Council’s 2014 Convention featured brief presentations by Ramon Torres, President of Familias Unidas...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 BOEING ► In today’s Seattle Times — Boeing profit rises, but tanker program worries analysts — Boeing increased its full-year...
WENATCHEE (July 22, 2014) — Unions should not consider efforts to address climate change as a threat to their jobs. Instead, they should recognize the dire...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 HEALTH CARE ► This morning from AP — Federal appeals court delivers serious setback to Obama health care law —...
The following is from Teamsters Local 117: TUKWILA (July 22, 2014) — Hundreds of Teamsters at three grocery warehouses — Safeway, SuperValu, and Unified Grocers —...
Friday, July 18, 2014 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ► In today’s Seattle Times — Seoul searching: How KORUS is working out (by Jon Talton) — The...
WENATCHEE — On Tuesday, July 22, the 2014 Constitutional Convention of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO will begin at the Coast Wenatchee Hotel and Convention...
(July 18, 2014) — Are you one of the usual suspects? You know what I mean — someone who shows up at the union meetings, goes...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 17, 2014) –Every Republican member of Congress voted Wednesday to deny federal employees their first minimum wage increase in more than five years....
Thursday, July 17, 2014 STATE ECONOMY ► In today’s Seattle Times — Microsoft laying off 18,000; 1,351 in Puget Sound area affected — Microsoft...