Tuesday, January 21, 2014 M.L.K. DAY ► In today’s Seattle Times — Backers of $15 minimum wage turn out for MLK celebration — Seattle’s...
By GORDON LAFER In 2010, I sat across the table from Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel, who was responsible for negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),...
SEATTLE (Jan. 20, 2014) — The Seattle Seahawks, who are affiliates of the Washington State Labor Council via the NFL Players Association, defeated the San Francisco...
SEATTLE — On MLK Day, Monday, Jan. 20, dozens of labor organizations — including a contingent of supporters of a $15 minimum wage in Seattle —...
Friday, January 17, 2014 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Seattle Times — Pass the Washington State DREAM Act (editorial) — The Washington State Dream...
By JOHN BURBANK (Jan. 17, 2014) — The slow recovery from the Great Recession has heightened stark inequality in the Puget Sound area. Corporate profits and...
The following Action Alert is from the Washington Work and Family Coalition, which includes the Washington State Labor Council and many pother union, community and civic...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 16, 2014) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the state’s largest union organization representing the interests of about 400,000 rank-and-file members, announced its...
Thursday, January 16, 2014 BOEING ► At KPLU.org — Boeing Machinists’ plight marks changing times for labor — The Boeing contract phases out the...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 BOEING ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Machinists district president to retire Jan. 31 — Tom Wroblewski cited health concerns...