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 â–ş 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 â–ş 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 â–ş 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...