By JOHN BURBANK (Jan. 3, 2017) — Eighteen years ago the people of our state became public pioneers by passing into law the first minimum wage...
By JOHN BURBANK (Dec. 15, 2016) — I am a lucky person. My jaw is broken, but that is not why I am lucky. I have...
Labor movement will fight for justice, stand with community partners By JEFF JOHNSON (Dec. 5, 2016) — As President-Elect Donald Trump continues to fill out...
By JOHN BURBANK (Nov. 30, 2016) — Two weeks ago the people of our state voted to raise the minimum wage to $11 in 2017, and...
By JOHN M. REPP and CINDY COLE (Nov. 30, 2016) — On Nov. 4, Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant proposed legislation to allow socially responsible...
By JOHN BURBANK (Nov. 17, 2016) — Our leaders always reference democracy with the founders of our country. That is not true. The founders had a...
By MIKE BRIDGES LONGVIEW (Nov. 14, 2016) — For the past four plus years, our Brothers and Sisters in Southwest Washington have been waiting on the...
By LYNNE DODSON (Nov. 10, 2016) — It was hard to get up yesterday. I was certain we were going to see our first woman president....
By BILL FLETCHER, JR. (Nov. 10, 2016) — Had it not been for the Electoral College, at this moment we would be discussing the plans for...
(Nov. 9, 2016) — Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, issued the following statement this morning regarding the presidential election results: Last...