OLYMPIA (Feb. 24) — The House Capital Budget Committee heard testimony on Thursday that a bipartisan $1.3 billion jobs package would stem the tide of persistent...
UPDATE (Feb. 27) — Steelworkers ratify agreement with Cooper Tire, ending lockout — The USW said that members of Local 207L have ratified a five-year contract...
The following legislative action alert has been distributed Wednesday by AFT Washington regarding HB 2368: Progress on an important labor and education bill was halted today...
STATE LEGISLATURE ► In today’s Olympian — $1.3 billion plan for 22,300 jobs offered— A major jobs-stimulus plan is starting to move again at the...
Here’s what AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka had to say on Wednesday about President Obama’s proposal to lower the corporate tax rate from 35% to 28% while...
One of the biggest challenges facing many U.S. military personnel when returning to civilian life is finding a good job. The Helmets to Hardhats program addresses...
STATE LEGISLATURE ► In today’s Olympian — House Democrats’ budget avoids tax increase— It does this by lopping $81.6 million of state support for local...
EVERETT — President Barack Obama visited the Boeing plant here on Friday to thank and praise its proud workforce and to call for greater efforts to...
The following is an excerpt from a joint statement from the respective leaders of the National Union of Healthcare Workers and the International Association of Machinists...
By JOHN BURBANK There’s no other way to say it: health coverage for new employees is dismal in Washington. Only a little over half of Washington...