STATE GOVERNMENT â–ş In Sunday’s Seattle Times — Companies enjoying tax breaks should ‘give three’ percent back (Danny Westneat column) — The union said: You’re...
UPDATE: Here are some photos from the Nov. 1 dedication ceremony: CHEHALIS — The Stand recently shared the story of The Girls, eight young women killed...
The following was distributed Monday morning by SEIU HealthCare 1199NW: OLYMPIA — Despite significant profit margins, Providence Health and Services is demanding takeaways from nurses and...
STATE GOVERNMENT â–ş In Sunday’s Olympian — State tax ideas pop up — Plenty of advocates are lining up with tax and revenue ideas –...
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has reaffirmed that the AFL-CIO opposes any cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits or to the federal contribution to Medicaid, and...
By Cheryl Felak This past week, a tragic death occurred. Tommy, a 30-year-old developmentally disabled man, died. Among his developmental disabilities Tommy had PICA, a condition...
STATE GOVERNMENT â–ş In today’s Seattle Times — Gregoire outlines grim choices for budget cuts — For the fourth year in a row, Gov. Chris...
Hundreds of union volunteers with the Washington State Labor Council’s Labor Neighbor program have made thousands of phone calls to fellow union members across the state,...
On Wednesday, Oct. 26, a coalition of labor unions representing Washington state employees received a letter from Gov. Chris Gregoire’s office asking to re-open negotiations on...
STATE GOVERNMENT â–ş In today’s Seattle Times — Union opposes governor’s suggestion to cut benefits — Gov. Chris Gregoire’s budget director, Marty Brown, sent a...