The following is from AFL-CIO Now: (July 30, 2013) — First, our apologies to any students in the middle of their summer reverie who stumble across...
The following is from AFL-CIO Now: WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 15, 2013) — Senate votes on several of President Obama’s nominees to vital cabinet and agency positions,...
The following is cross-posted from AFL-CIO Now: (July 11, 2013) — Oh, the sweet irony. Pete Peterson is the conservative billionaire who is a major financier...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand WASHINGTON D.C. (July 10, 2013) — Another national business-climate ranking was published this week and once again Washington State ranks among...
CHICAGO (July 1, 2013) — Today Hyatt Hotels Corporation and UNITE HERE, the union of hospitality workers in the U.S. and Canada, announced a national agreement...
SEATTLE (July 1, 2013) — Leaders of the Washington State Labor Council and U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-6th) will join local day laborers, immigrants and community...
The following is cross-posted from AFL-CIO Now: WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 28, 2013) — The U.S. Senate voted 68–32 — with 14 Republicans joining all 54 Democrats...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 12, 2013) — As debate over immigration reform begins on the Senate floor, Washington State Labor Council President Jeff Johnson and other working...
The following is from the Coalition of Flight Attendants: WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 7, 2013) — The 90,000-strong Coalition of Flight Attendant Unions on Thursday celebrated the...
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and Alliance for Retired Americans Executive Director Edward Coyle issued this joint statement Friday on the 2013 Social Security and Medicare Trustees...