The following is from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union: The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 4 has filed an Unfair Labor Practice charge against...
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Yakima H-R — Full classrooms, empty budgets — At Garfield Elementary School in Yakima, the...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand A Harvard business professor recently discovered that we Americans are pretty pessimistic about how wealth is distributed in this country. All...
Monday, March 4, 2013 LOCAL ► In today’s Columbian — No progress in dispute as port lockout enters 6th day — Both sides indicated...
The following is crossposted from IAM 751 blog: KENT (Mar. 4, 2013) — Machinists Union members at Hytek Finishes in Kent have narrowly approved a new...
Friday, March 1, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From AP — Washington Supreme Court strikes supermajority for taxes — A divided high court ruled 6-3...
The following is from SEIU HealthCare 1199NW: OLYMPIA (Mar. 1, 2013) — As Providence continues to resist calls from nurses, healthcare workers, and community allies to...
(Feb. 28, 2013) — Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, released the following statement today in response to the State Supreme Court’s...
The following is from the International Longshore Workers Union: VANCOUVER, Wash. (Feb. 28, 2013) — The men and women of ILWU Local 4, who have been...
Thursday, February 28, 2013 LOCAL ► In today’s Columbian — United Grain accuses ILWU of sabotage, locks out workers — Mitsui’s United Grain Corp....