Monday, March 16, 2015 REFINERY STRIKE ► In the Skagit Valley Herald — Steelworkers strike not quite resolved locally — The United Steelworkers union...
Friday, March 13, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From Leeham News — Washington State: tie jobs-for-tax breaks like other states do (by aerospace industry analyst...
Thursday, March 12, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In the PSBJ — State’s equal pay law may soon get first major upgrade in 70 years...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 FAST TRACK ► In today’s Washington Post — AFL-CIO leader on Obama’s trade push: ‘We are going all out to...
Tuesday, March 10, 2015 RIGHT-TO-WORK (FOR LESS) ► From AP — Gov. Scott Walker signs bill making Wisconsin ‘right-to-work’ state — Wisconsin Gov. Scott...
Monday, March 9, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In the PSBJ — Washington state loses 6,800 Boeing employees in less than 3 years — Boeing’s...
Friday, March 6, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In the (Ellensburg) Daily Record — Rep. Matt Manweller vocal in House debate over minimum wage —...
Thursday, March 5, 2015 ‘RIGHT TO WORK’ ► In today’s (Vancouver) Columbian — Right to Work = Freedom (editorial) — With limits on hours...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From AP — House votes to raise hourly minimum wage to $12; measure now headed to Senate...
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ► In today’s LA Times — Let’s debate the Trans-Pacific Partnership — history’s largest trade deal — before...