OLYMPIA (Feb. 23, 2015) — Some 800 union members and their supporters gathered Friday on the steps of the State Capitol to rally in support of...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 20, 2015) — The following statement was issued today by Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: I want to thank...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 30, 2015) — The Washington State Labor Council, its affiliated unions, and community supporters of the 2015 Shared Prosperity Agenda will rally on the...
UPDATED (Jan. 28, 2015) — Following the Tacoma City Council’s passage of a paid sick leave ordinance, Healthy Tacoma released the following statement: People should not...
UPDATE (Jan. 30, 2015) at AFL-CIO Now — McCain fails to move Jone Act repeal — A move by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to scuttle the...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 22, 2015) — The 2015 session of the Washington State Legislature is shaping up to be another challenging one. With the House and Senate...
UPDATE (Jan. 23, 2015) — Here is news coverage of Thursday’s community rallies: ► From KOMO News — ‘We just want to work:’ Rallying cry for...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 15, 2015) — The Washington State Labor Council, its affiliated unions, and community partners on Wednesday detailed an ambitious Shared Prosperity Agenda for the...
The following is from the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, IFPTE Local 2001: SEATTLE (Sept. 30, 2014) — The Boeing Company’s decision to move...
By JEFF JOHNSON (Sept. 29, 2014) — A week ago Sunday more than 400,000 people, including 10,000-plus union members, marched through the streets of New York...