By SEN. PATTY MURRAY (April 11, 2018) — “No one is exempt from the child care crisis.” That was the urgent message I heard all across Washington...
By TINA MORRISON (April 6, 2018) — I’ve served as an officer of the Professional Musicians AFM Local 105 since being elected in 1998, was elected...
By STAN SORSCHER (April 3, 2018) — In the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump all recognized that workers and communities have lost...
West Virginia teachers’ strike—a win for all workers—is our answer to Janus By JONATHAN ROSENBLUM (March 15, 2018) — The story out of West Virginia in...
Industrial policies that advance national interests are nothing new. Other nations do it, and so should we. By STAN SORSCHER (March 9, 2018) — The...
By DAVID GROVES Editor of The Stand Part 2 of 2 (March 7, 2018) — So now what? Depending on what you read, the Supreme Court’s...
By DAVID GROVES Editor of The Stand Part 1 of 2 (March 6, 2018) — It couldn’t be more clear. The fix is in. After hearing...
By NICK LICATA (Feb. 28, 2018) — When I speak before groups, I say that the biggest danger we face in sustaining our democracy is cynicism,...
EDITOR’S NOTE — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO has taken no position on ESB 6617, nor on the disclosure of legislative records in general. The WSLC...
We could certainly use more rights at work, starting with respecting the role of unions as the voice of workers and communities. By STAN SORSCHER...