Mar. 14 UPDATE: The Senate failed to vote upon SB 5805 before Wednesday’s cutoff deadline, so the bill is now dead. OLYMPIA (Mar. 11, 2013) —...
OLYMPIA (Mar. 11, 2013) — More than 500 licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants, sterile processors, and dietary, housekeeping, and admitting staff walked out on strike starting...
Friday, March 8, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Olympian — Sequestration could cost Washington state tens of millions — The cuts, which began...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (Mar. 8, 2013) — The time for all-cuts austerity budgets has passed. Now Washington state must begin investing in its...
By WAYNE LIEB As a former Industrial Appeals judge and as an attorney with more than 25 years of experience specializing in workers’ compensation law, I...
Thursday, March 7, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► At Washington Policy Watch — Paid Sick and Safe Days bill clears last committee before full House...
(Mar. 7, 2013) — A new report from the National Employment Law Project shows that the American Legislative Exchange Council is engaged in a widespread campaign...
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► At TVW’s Capitol Record — House Democrats offer up symbolic bill creating ‘training wage’ for legislators —...
OLYMPIA (Mar. 6, 2013) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO — the state’s largest union organization, representing the interests of some 600 local unions and...
Following is today’s edition of the WSLC Legislative Update newsletter (PDF version): OLYMPIA (Mar. 5, 2013) — The Democratic-controlled House and the Republican-controlled Senate are making...