(Dec. 18, 2015) — The following guest column was published in today’s edition of The Seattle Times: By JEFF JOHNSON The public has finally been permitted...
Council unanimously OKs drivers’ bargaining rights; bill heads to mayor’s desk UPDATE (1 p.m., Dec. 15, 2015) — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka released the following...
PORTLAND, Ore. (Dec. 15, 2015) — Some of the hardworking utility workers who’ve been battling to keep your power on amid this winter’s wind and rain...
Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, was part of the labor delegation that attended the Paris Climate Conference (COP 21) on Dec....
The following is from the Northwest Accountability Project: SEATTLE (Dec. 8, 2015) — A broad coalition of community organizations in Washington and Oregon announced Monday that...
UPDATE — WFSE reports that Gov. Jay Inslee got your message and on Dec. 17 delivered a 2016 supplemental budget proposal that reflects the many messages...
(Nov. 20, 2015) — For years, people across Washington state have stood with Walmart workers in their struggle for respect from the largest employer in America....
Application deadline extended to Monday, Dec. 7 OLYMPIA (Nov. 18, 2015) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the state’s largest labor organization which represents...
Union members and their families who are filling out election ballots: Here’s a guide to which candidates and ballot measures have earned labor’s endorsement. The Washington...
(Oct. 19, 2015) — At the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO convention in July, delegates representing unions from across the state voted to support Initiative 735,...