Monday, October 28, 2013 LOCAL ► In today’s Yakima H-R — Is minimum wage increase a boon or bane for business? — As it...
The following is an open letter from Henning Jensen, a production worker at Darigold, where a contract vote is set for this Wednesday, Oct. 30 on...
ISSAQUAH (Oct. 28, 2013) — The King County Library System has replaced its unionized janitors with non-union employees of National Maintenance Contractors (NMC). The replaced janitors’...
Friday, October 25, 2013 LOCAL ► From AP — Grocery workers to vote on pact next week — Ratification votes are scheduled next week...
The following is crossposted from the Federation Hotline of the Washington Federation of State Employees, Council 28: OLYMPIA (Oct. 25, 2013) — Washington’s Supreme Court chambers...
BREMERTON (Oct. 25, 2013) — The Washington State Labor Council’s 2013 Labor Neighbor program is in its home stretch. Voters have received their ballots and are...
Thursday, October 24, 2013 GRAIN TALKS ► In today’s Columbian — Both sides in labor dispute call negotiations ‘fruitful’ — Union dockworkers and grain-terminal...
The following is from PTE Local 17: PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct. 24, 2013) — Last month, the executive board of the City of Portland Professional Employees Association...
(Oct. 24, 2013) — The role of the shop steward is critical for ensuring that employers adhere to provisions of union contracts and for protecting the...
SEATTLE — The officers and staff of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO invite all union members, staff and officers to celebrate the beginning of the...