Friday, May 20, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From Newsweek — States’ Republicans scramble to halt minimum wage initiatives — Opponents of minimum wage increases...
Thursday, May 19, 2016 LOCAL ► At IAM Eastern Washington — Triumph picket line lunch with SPEEA (photos) ALSO at The Stand — Labor...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 TRIUMPH STRIKE ► In today’s Spokesman-Review — Triumph got $790,000 in tax breaks from state in last two years —...
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 LOCAL ► From Full Frontal with Samantha Bee — Meet the Seattle Seawards! — In a send up of the...
Monday, May 16, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► MUST-READ in today’s News Tribune — ‘Washington-made:’ Is it just a slogan? (by Larry Brown and Mark...
Friday the 13th of May, 2016 TODAY’S MUST-READ ► From FiveThirtyEight.com — Americans don’t miss manufacturing — they miss unions (by Ben Casselman) —...
Thursday, May 12, 2016 AEROSPACE ► MUST-READ in today’s Seattle Times — America’s new working poor — in manufacturing (by Jon Talton) — Think...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 LOCAL ► In today’s Spokesman-Review — Triumph Composite workers strike; company seeks replacements — On Wednesday, most of the 402...
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 LOCAL ► In today’s Spokesman-Review — Machinists vote to strike Triumph factory on West Plains — The Machinists union making...
Monday, May 9, 2016 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From the Seattle Times — Vote: Are Boeing’s tax breaks worth it? ► From Teamsters 117 —...