OLYMPIA (Aug. 30, 2013) — For all 153 days of the 2013 state legislative session, the Senate Republican Coalition Caucus ignored pressure from the House, from...
Thursday, August 29, 2013 TODAY’S MUST-READ #1 ► In today’s Oregonian — That healing touch at PeaceHealth (by Steve Duin) — “I recognize,” writes...
UPDATE (Aug. 29, 10:30 a.m.) — More strike locations! Now – TACOMA: Arby’s, 6330 6th Ave. Now – SEATTLE: Burger King, 1432 NW Market St. 10:30...
The following is from Yes! for SeaTac: SEATAC (Aug. 29, 2013) — SeaTac small business owner and Good Jobs Initiative signer Patricia (P.J.) Seidenstricker filed a...
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 LOCAL ► In today’s News Tribune — Grocery workers turning up the heat on chain grocers — Union grocery workers,...
SEATTLE (Aug. 28, 2013) — Seattle Hyatt hotel workers and supporters have launched a boycott of the Hyatt at Olive 8 and the Grand Hyatt Seattle,...
By DAVID GROVES SEATTLE (Aug. 28, 2013) — Monday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal included two stories about jobs and wages that provide a concise...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 LOCAL ► At SeattleTimes.org — Judge: SeaTac petition for $15 minimum wage invalid — The proposed ordinance was placed on...
The following is from AFL-CIO Now: Corporations are trying to hijack a trade agreement that is currently being negotiated in secret. It’s called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),...
Thousands of Puget Sound-area grocery store workers will conduct informational picketing outside dozens of stores on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Members of the United Food and Commercial...