(Aug. 26) — More than 300 Teamster grocery warehouse workers, their families, and labor and community partners handbilled 50 Fred Meyer and QFC stores statewide last...
IT’S THE QUALITY OF LIFE, STUPID Â â–ş In today’s Seattle Times — State poll shows voters glum about future — Washington state voters are more...
SEATTLE (Aug. 25) — This summer, union contracts covering more than 1,400 workers have expired at Seattle-area hotels and restaurants, including the Westin and Downtown Hilton...
BOEING â–ş In today’s (Everett) Herald — Boeing unions chip in $200,000 in effort to keep 737 line in state — The money — $100,000...
With the addition of more than 8,300 business establishments in 2010, Washington state now ranks No. 1 in the nation in business creation, according to a...
UPDATED with a fresh solicitation of lobbyists’ money! (see below). The staff of The Stand was forwarded an email invitation to attend a fundraiser — with...
OLYMPIA — The state Office of Fiscal Management has released its fiscal analysis of Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1125, finding that if passed, the initiative would blast...
SUPERCOMMITTEE!™ â–ş In today’s Seattle Times — Groups press Murray for listening session on Supercommittee!™ work — The Healthy Washington Coalition, representing low-income, medical, labor...
In its recently published 2011 Legislative Report, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIOÂ printed a list of state legislators in the Roadkill Caucus. Since its publication, the...
AEROSPACE â–ş At the IAM 751 blog — Kent aerospace workers join Machinists Union — Some 165 workers at Hytek Finishes in Kent have voted...