ELECTION ► At TheOlympian.com — Washington State Labor Council endorses Inslee, Cantwell, Ferguson— The Washington State Labor Council is giving an early campaign endorsement to...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Seattle Times — 3 big health insurers stockpile $2.4 billion as rates keep rising — Nonprofit health-insurance companies in Washington...
LOCAL ► In today’s (Longview) Daily News — No protest as grain ship docks at EGT terminal — Four ILWU workers were on the dock...
F.A.A. BILL ► At Huffington Post — Senate passes FAA bill with anti-union measure — The Senate passed a Federal Aviation Administration bill on Monday...
F.A.A. UNION-BUSTING ► At TPM — Are Senate Dems about to cave on GOP union-busting? — Senate Democrats and organized labor have reached a make...
TODAY’S MUST-READ ► At Huffington Post — Infrastructure problems in U.S. go far beyond dollars — The problems America faces with its infrastructure are often...
MARRIAGE EQUALITY ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Senate votes 28-21 to legalize same-sex marriage — Washington marched closer to crossing a historic threshold Wednesday...
REFINERY DEAL ► In today’s Bellingham Herald — U.S. refineries reach labor deal; strike averted at Ferndale, elsewhere –U.S. refiners and the USW reached tentative...
JOBS NOW… AND MORE LATER ► In Sunday’s News Tribune — Kilmer’s plan: Ingenious job creation in hard times(editorial) — A genuinely good idea tends...
LIVE BETTER, WORK UNION! ► In the LA Times — Union membership grew nationally in 2011 — U.S. labor unions picked up 49,000 new members...