(Oct. 23) — More than 600 union members across Washington state took to the streets on Oct. 20 to visit fellow members and talk with them...
The Washington State Budget and Policy Center has posted the following summary of ballot measures with a fiscal impact on the state. It is crossposted here...
Friday, October 18, 2012 LOCAL ► In today’s Seattle Times — Longshore union files suit of SoDo site for arena — Longshore workers who...
SEATTLE (Oct. 19, 2012) — More than 100 Seattle Times employees — reporters, photographers, editors, producers and artists — delivered a letter to Publisher Frank Blethen...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (Oct. 18) — A few weeks ago, the state announced that Washington’s minimum wage will increase by 15 cents on...
Thursday, October 18, 2012 BOEING ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — SPEEA lays groundwork for “federally protected” strike — More than two weeks have...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 GUBER-DEBATE ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Inslee, McKenna trade jabs in feisty final debate — Democrat Jay Inslee and Republican...
By SANDRA SCHROEDER In a landmark address in 1988, former American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Albert Shanker became one of the first education leaders to...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 DEBATE NIGHT ► From AP — Debate doubleheader begins tonight at 6 p.m. — President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney...
(Oct. 16) — Longtime state legislator R. Lorraine Wojahn, a former union officer and Washington State Labor Council staff member, passed away Saturday, Oct. 13 in...