By DAVID GROVES The Stand (Sept. 27, 2012) — The National Federation of Independent Business promotes itself as a “non-profit, non-partisan organization” that is “the leading...
UPDATE (Oct. 1) — AFGE reports that, just hours before the Sept. 29 picket, a manager that was the source of many of the Job Corps...
(Sept. 26) — Labor Neighbor, the Washington State Labor Council’s member-to-member political action program, has had a tremendous response to its first two weekends of Super...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 STATE ELECTIONS ► At PubliCola — Koster: Non-citizen immigrants ‘go home’ — Republican 1st District Congressional candidate John Koster doubles...
The following news release was distributed by SPEEA/IFPTE 2001: SEATTLE (Sept. 26) — Retired engineers and technical workers will hold an informational picket from 10:30 a.m....
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 SCAB-TACULAR! ► In today’s Seattle Times — Wilson’s Hail Mary might help end NFL dispute with officials (by Steve Kelley)...
The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, is conducting a series of interviews with rank-and-file union members — entitled “Labor Decides 2012” — to talk about who...
Monday, September 24, 2012 ‘THE VOICE’ OF LABOR ► At AFL-CIO Now — Soulful Sheet Metal Workers advances on ‘The Voice’ — Mycle Wastman,...
The following article by Nathan Jackson is crossposted from WorkingWA.org: By NATHAN JACKSON When big corporations, trade associations and the 1% ply our politicians with fundraisers...
By BRENDAN WILLIAMS Like so many readers of The Stand, I thrilled to the temporary ascension of Dino Rossi to his former 5th District Senate seat....