SEATTLE (March 19, 2014) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, has notified its more than 600 affiliated union organizations that the WSLC’s COPE (Committee on...
(March 18, 2014) — Working America, the fastest-growing organization for working people in the country, has a job opening for Washington State Director to lead the...
MayWorks, the annual month-long celebration of workers’ culture and history first organized in 2012 by Washington’s labor movement, will be held again in 2014. MayWorks concerts,...
SEATTLE — 15 Now, the coalition that supports raising Seattle’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, will hold a March for $15 this Saturday, March 15....
By REP. ROGER FREEMAN (Feb. 27, 2014) — Last year, I was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. Here’s the thing you think about when you...
UPDATE (Mar. 5, 2013) — The House has approved HB 2797 on a strong bipartisan 90-7 vote. However, there are concerns that some Republican Senate leaders...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 25, 2014) — The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee will hold a public hearing Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. on HB 1313, which would require...
(Feb. 25, 2014) — At the direction of the Washington State Labor Council’s Executive Board, WSLC President Jeff Johnson has written U.S. Secretary of State John...
But GOP, corporate lobbying groups are fighting to protect the scofflaws Today’s edition of the WSLC Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Feb. 20, 2014) — As...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 20, 2014) — Based on the feedback from its participants, this year’s new and improved Legislative Lobbying Day organized by the Washington State Labor...