STATE LEGISLATURE ► Today at TheOlympian.com — House Democrats: Cut employee health care, delay school funds– The House Democratic budget is formally on the table:...
Here is today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Feb. 21) — Knowing that the short 2012 legislative session would be...
STATE LEGISLATURE â–ş In today’s (Everett) Herald — State budget challenge drops from $1.5B to $1B — Tax collections, which have been in a freefall...
The AFL-CIO has sent a letter to all members of Congress saying the nation’s largest labor federation cannot support the legislation (H.R. 3630) in Congress on...
UPDATE (Feb. 23): Tentative deal at Cooper Tire; USW cancels Saturday’s actions In November, Cooper Tire locked out 1,051 members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 207L...
MOUNT VERNON — The Skagit Human Rights Festival has invited representatives of organized labor to give a two-hour presentation at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon...
Many state lawmakers are going home this weekend to hold town hall meetings. This is your opportunity to urge them to support the Jobs Bond proposal;...
STATE LEGISLATURE â–ş In today’s Yakima H-R — Yakima underpass project underfunded, overdue— The city of Yakima hopes the Legislature will consider approving $5 million...
By STEVE ISENHART and JEFF JOHNSON The timing is right for the Legislature to pass a proposal to build valuable infrastructure projects now at cut-rate prices...
LEGISLATIVE CUTOFF Many important bills died after Tuesday’s cutoff deadline for bills to pass their houses of origin, although they still can be revived through...