By RICHARD TRUMKA (May 30, 2013) — Policy proposals from multinational corporations often come with slick, poll-tested rhetoric. It is always worth digging deeper. And the...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 EVERGREEN STRIKE ► In today’s Olympian — Student services workers at Evergreen go on strike — Student services employees at...
OLYMPIA (May 29, 2013) — Some 300 picketers from the Washington Federation of State Employees, other unions, students and allies joined in solidarity on the strike...
SEATTLE (May 29, 2013) — A public memorial service will be held for Larry Kenney, former President of the Washington State Labor Council, at 2 p.m....
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 INFRASTRUCTURE ► From AP — Bridge collapse a major break in trade corridor — For farmers, business owners and government...
The following is cross-posted from AFL-CIO Now: The collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Washington State on May 23 “is a...
TACOMA — Right now, two out of every five workers in Tacoma lack the ability to take time off work to care for their own or...
By TRACEY A. THOMPSON (May 28, 2013) — The City of Auburn doesn’t know a good thing when it sees it. Like other municipalities across our...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 AEROSPACE ► In today’s Seattle Times — McNerney: Boeing will squeeze suppliers and cut jobs — Boeing Chief Executive Jim...
The following is from UNITE HERE Local 8, which is urging all union members, community supporters and LGBTQ individuals to sign this petition to Space Needle...