SEATTLE (June 3, 2014) — The Seattle City Council unanimously passed an historic ordinance Monday that establishes a $15 minimum wage, the nation’s highest. The new...
As part of a national day of action to call attention to Walmart’s low wages and anti-family work policies, join the “Walmart Moms” protesting this Wednesday,...
UPDATE (June 2, 2014) — In addition to today’s 1 p.m. rally before the 2 p.m. council meeting and vote (see below), the M.L. King County...
(May 29, 2013) — Skagit County Superior Court Judge Susan Cook on Tuesday ordered Sakuma Brothers Farms to immediately stop retaliating against farm workers by barring...
UPDATE: See photo below of Snohomish CLC’s haul. (May 28, 2014) — This year, the Pierce County Central Labor Council (PCCLC) challenged some other AFL-CIO Central...
A growing national movement to strengthen and expand Social Security is taking hold, pushing back against decades of misinformation and political attacks by opponents. Join Social...
The following is from Teamsters Local 117: SEATTLE (May 20, 2014) — Uber and UberX drivers met in Tukwila on Sunday to begin the process of...
(May 15, 2014) — Farmworkers employed at Darigold dairies have risked their jobs to photograph sick and injured cows they are regularly instructed to milk, according...
TACOMA (May 13, 2014) — Clinical employees of Franke Tobey Jones, a senior living facility in Tacoma, voted overwhelmingly last month to be represented by Office...
BURLINGTON, Wash. (May 6, 2014) — Farmworkers at Sakuma Brothers Farms who staged a six-day strike last summer over low wages and poor working conditions —...