AFL-CIO Western Conference in Seattle confronts labor’s challenges By JUSTINE WINNIE The Stand SEATTLE (Mar. 25, 2013) — Over the weekend, labor and community leaders...
The following is from International Longshore and Warehouse Union: Union offers ILWU-TEMCO agreement as a template for negotiations; employer group refuses to budge from their...
Friday, March 22, 2013 LOCAL ► In today’s Columbian — Union: Grain companies agree to resume talks — Union dockworkers, locked out for more...
UPDATE (Mar. 25) — The National Association of Letter Carriers held a day of action on Sunday, March 24, to mobilize public support to retain...
Following is today’s edition of the WSLC Legislative Update newsletter (PDF version): Efforts to undermine prevailing wage standards harm middle-class families OLYMPIA (Mar. 21, 2013) —...
Thursday, March 21, 2013 LOCAL ► In today’s Peninsula Daily News — Nisson workers say they’ll picket around the clock; paper mill shut down...
By JEFF JOHNSON (Mar. 21, 2013) — Yesterday, on the first day of spring, Shelly Treator, President of Local 155 of the Association of Pulp and...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Spokesman-Review — GOP plan would add $300 million to higher ed — Senate Republicans announced...
The following is from Puget Sound SAGE: SEATTLE (Mar. 20, 2013) — While many eyes have been on the recent ups and downs of the airline...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013 SEQUESTRATION ► In today’s Tri-City Herald — Hanford layoffs Monday total 235 workers — Layoff notices went out to 235...