Monday, October 7, 2013 G.O.P. SHUTDOWN: DAY 7 ► In today’s NY Times — Boehner hews to hard line in demanding concessions from Obama...
OLYMPIA (Oct. 7, 2013) –Washington state’s “underground economy” is fueled, in part, by the shockingly common practice of wage theft, where businesses simply refuse to pay...
Friday, October 4, 2013 G.O.P. SHUTDOWN: DAY 4 ► From AP — Dems say it’s time for GOP to unite, end shutdown — President...
(Oct. 4, 2013) — The Washington State Labor Council’s 2013 Labor Neighbor program is in full swing and is laser-focused this fall on the special election...
AUBURN, Wash. (Oct. 4, 2013) — Closing the books on a 196-day strike, International Association of Machinists District 160 announced Wednesday night that IAM Local 79...
SEATTLE (Oct. 4, 2013) — Since late August, Seattle Hyatt hotel workers and their supporters at UNITE HERE Local 8 have conducted a boycott of the...
Thursday, October 3, 2013 G.O.P. SHUTDOWN: DAY 3 ► In today’s Washington Post — On Day 3 of shutdown, focus turns to debt-ceiling deadline...
The Executive Board of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the largest labor organization in the state, has voted to endorse Initiative 522, the state campaign...
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 NOTE: Coverage of the Republican government shutdown is here. AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ► From AP — WA health exchange website hits...
Get the latest updates by reading The Stand’s Daily News. WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 2, 2013) — It’s Day 2 of the Republican shutdown of the United...