CONGRESS â–ş At AFL-CIO Now — Republicans vote big cuts to unemployment insurance — House Republicans voted (234-193) to cut more than in half the number...
OLYMPIA — The number of Washingtonians with no health insurance has reached 1 million, according to a new report from state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. About...
STATE GOVERNMENT â–ş In today’s Olympian — Budget piece finished— Democrats and Republicans say their plan to close almost one-fourth of the state’s $2 billion...
What do hotel workers want for the holidays? Job security. Livable wages. Benefits. Safe workloads. Dignity. And justice! TAKE A STAND! Support UNITE HERE members who...
STATE GOVERNMENT â–ş In Sunday’s Olympian — Legislators’ plan to aid economy: revenue bonds — With jobless rates hovering near 9% in the Evergreen state,...
The following is the WSLC Legislative Update newsletter distributed Monday, Dec. 12 by the Washington State Labor Council (PDF version). December’s special session ended without action...
On Thursday, Dec. 8, supporters of extending federal unemployment insurance benefits — led by the M.L. King County Labor Council, AFL-CIO — visited the Mercer Island...
BOEING â–ş In today’s Seattle Times — Big day at Boeing: Contract flies— Boeing’s Machinists voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve the deal announced a week...
The following was distributed by Machinists District 751 at 9 p.m. tonight: SEATTLE (Dec. 7) — Machinists Union members have approved a four-year contract extension with...
By JOHN BURBANK Occupy Wall Street has turned the national conversation to corporate privilege vs. the 99%. The mainstream media has “discovered” the yawning chasm in...