Tuesday, March 11, 2014 STATE GOVERNMENT â–ş In today’s Olympian — Budget negotiators are closing in on agreement, but capital projects may die —...
UPDATE — This post has been updated to correct that Jif brand peanut butter is NOT produced by unionized employees. The PCCLC is urging donations of...
Monday, March 10, 2014 LOCAL â–ş In the (Aberdeen) Daily World — BHR union members cite “all-time low” in morale as they prepare to strike...
By KIA SANGER Special to The Stand Did you know that wage theft is a criminal offense in the City of Seattle? How about that your...
Friday, March 7, 2014 BOEING â–ş In today’s Seattle Times — Machinists choose Holden to represent 33,000 at Boeing — Holden now has the...
The following is from Machinists (IAM) District Council 751: SEATTLE (Mar. 7, 2014) — Jon Holden is the new president and directing business representative of Machinists...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Mar. 6, 2014) — U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) introduced the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Act of 2014 on Thursday to provide critical job...
Thursday, March 6, 2014 MINIMUM WAGE â–ş From Bloomberg — Highest minimum wage state Washington beats U.S. job growth — When Washington residents voted...
By JEFF JOHNSON Special to The Stand SEATTLE (Mar. 6, 2014) — Last night, about 600-800 people filled Seattle’s Town Hall to give their opinion on...
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 LOCAL â–ş In today’s Columbian — Immigration reform advocates stop in Vancouver — A traveling campaign for federal immigration reform...