UPDATE (July 8): The free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama cleared initial committee hurdles in Congress on July 7, but a party-line clash...
The Alliance for Retired Americans and Social Security Works – Washington have distributed the following urgent Action Alert in response to news reports that President Obama...
UPDATE: A successful rally was held June 29 (although you won’t see any coverage in the commercial media). Here’s a video produced by the Washington Fair...
The American Federation of Government Employees is collecting signatures — in writing and electronically — on a petition urging Vice President Joe Biden against agreeing to...
The Washington Fair Trade Coalition has declared today (Tuesday, June 21) to be “Trade Justice Call-In Day” and is urging all supporters of fair trade agreements...
The North Central Washington Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO will host a Family-Wage Jobs Rally starting at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 24 at Wenatchee’s Memorial Park,...
White House advisers are reportedly considering relieving employers from their obligation to contribute to Social Security in yet another misguided effort to spur the sluggish economy...
The following Call to Action was posted Thursday at AFL-CIO Now. There are 44 members of the U.S. Senate who don’t want consumer and working family...
UPDATE: This action has expired. Gov. Gregoire signed the bill decertifying the union. The Legislature passed ESSB 5742, a revenue bill for the Washington State Ferries...
In the waning hours of the special overtime legislative session, Gov. Chris Gregoire and legislative leaders have reached an agreement to cut workers’ compensation benefits by...