OLYMPIA (June 13, 2013) — The following open letter to the State Legislature opposing SB 5127, the Republican-controlled Senate bill that would expand lump-sum settlements in...
AUBURN, Wash. (June 13, 2013) — Since March 24, members of the International Association of Machinists Local Lodge 79 have been out on strike at Belshaw...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► At PubliCola — Inslee announces second special session, blasts Republicans — Gov. Jay Inslee denounced five “ideological”...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 12, 2013) — As debate over immigration reform begins on the Senate floor, Washington State Labor Council President Jeff Johnson and other working...
VANCOUVER (June 12, 2013) — Union delegates who plan to attend the Washington State Labor Council 2013 convention here — plus all Clark County-area union members...
OLYMPIA (June 11, 2013) — Governor Jay Inslee notified state legislators today that he was immediately calling a third session of the Legislature — which will...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Olympian — Lawmakers, ‘out in space,’ need 3rd session — The philosophical gap between a...
OLYMPIA (June 11, 2013) — On the cusp of a second “special” legislative session, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO is urging all union members and...
Monday, June 10, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In Sunday’s Olympian — Legislature divided over policy bills — As Senate Republicans and House Democrats continue...
By JEFF JOHNSON (June 10, 2013) — After a 105-day regular legislative session and 28 days of a 30-day “Special Session,” the Senate Republican majority caucus...