The following was published by the Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports and is crossposted here with the author’s permission. SEATTLE (Feb. 2) — Monday mornings...
MARRIAGE EQUALITY ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Senate votes 28-21 to legalize same-sex marriage — Washington marched closer to crossing a historic threshold Wednesday...
UPDATE (Feb. 7) — The Senate passed the Federal Aviation Administration bill on Monday that includes an anti-union measure bitterly opposed by many labor groups. Both...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 1) — The Washington State Labor Council, the state’s largest labor organization representing some 425,000 union workers, today announced its support of the Marriage...
REFINERY DEAL ► In today’s Bellingham Herald — U.S. refineries reach labor deal; strike averted at Ferndale, elsewhere –U.S. refiners and the USW reached tentative...
Here is today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter: Port of Seattle hires anti-union attorney as it fights protections for concessions workers...
SEATTLE (Jan. 31) — More than 200 workers, students, unemployed people and others rallied and marched to a local Wells Fargo branch Tuesday to call on...
The following editorial, regarding the Infrastructure Jobs Bond, appeared Jan. 29 in The (Tacoma) News Tribune: A genuinely good idea tends to pop out from among...
JOBS NOW… AND MORE LATER ► In Sunday’s News Tribune — Kilmer’s plan: Ingenious job creation in hard times(editorial) — A genuinely good idea tends...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (Jan. 29) — “We must no longer allow Washington to be one of the ten most expensive states in which...