YAKIMA (Nov. 4) — The State of Washington is getting paid good money — $22 per hour per worker — to provide prison labor in Washington’s...
ELECTION ► At SeattlePI.com — State Treasurer raise profile, criticizes Eyman’s I-1125 — “As State Treasurer I rarely take positions on initiatives: But Tim...
As the possibility of further cuts to higher education looms, University of Washington students, campus unions, parents and faculty are coming together to demand that decision-makers...
The following was distributed by the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers. UPDATE (Nov. 4): AWPPW Local 422 workers in Usk returned to work this...
Marilyn Savage, President of the UFCW Local 141 United Staff Nurses Union, passed away Saturday, Oct. 29 at her home. Marilyn started her career as a...
REBUILD AMERICA! ► At AFL-CIO Now — Tell your U.S. Senators: Pass the Rebuild America Jobs Act — This week, the U.S. Senate will take...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 3) — A comprehensive new study that profiles 280 of America’s most profitable companies finds that 78 of them paid no federal income...
OLYMPIA — Chelsea Orvella, Workforce Investment Act Liaison for the Washington State Labor Council, has announced she is leaving the council to become Legislative Director for...
LOCAL ► In today’s Seattle Times — Aberdeen buoyed by 520 bridge project — In a county that has limped along with a 13% unemployment...
The Occupy Wall Street protests have sparked a national conversation about the state of the economy and income inequality in our country. How can the energy,...