SEATTLE (Dec. 12, 2013) — Last week, the nation’s railroad engineers achieved a major victory. Just one day after two BNSF Railway employees from Washington state...
(Dec. 11, 2013) — The following statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka was released today regarding the budget deal announced Tuesday by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.)...
By ELIZABETH SHULER (Dec. 11, 2013) — Only 12% of the workforce has paid family leave. While the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) — the...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 BOEING ► In today’s Seattle Times — Boeing chief meets with union reps who opposed 777X deal — On deadline...
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► At Inside Olympia — TVW’s Austin Jenkins interviews Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council,...
By JEFF JOHNSON (Dec. 10, 2013) — Labor wants our engineers and machinists to design and build the 777x and the new composite wing here at...
Monday, December 9, 2013 BOEING ► In Sunday’s (Everett) Herald — Landing the Boeing 777X: How 15 states compare — Boeing won’t comment on how...
(Dec. 9, 2013) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO — in conjunction with the Washington State Labor Education and Research Center — is offering workshops...
The following is from Teamsters 117: TUKWILA, Wash. (Dec. 9, 2013) — Teamster production workers and lab technicians, employed by Darigold, have overwhelmingly ratified a new...
The following is from AFT Washington: (Dec. 9, 2013) — The promise of a great public education for all children is under pressure from economic, ideological,...