By JEFF JOHNSON (Sept. 2, 2014) — Happy Labor Day. For many Labor Day is that end of the summer three-day weekend. A last chance to...
By ED WYTKIND (Aug. 20, 2014) — Congress may be on break, but this month the Obama administration faces a watershed decision with huge implications for...
By DAVID GROVES (Aug. 15, 2014) — An employer lockout of union workers that has dragged on for nearly 18 months is headed toward resolution this...
By JOHN BURBANK (Aug. 13, 2014) — Was there an election last week? Well, yes there was, but most people seemed to be more interested in...
By MARK MOSHAY (Aug. 12, 2014) — We’ve all heard the plea from a convicted criminal, “I was framed!” Although many guilty persons make that claim,...
By LEO W. GERARD (Aug. 8, 2014) — House Republicans last week overwhelmingly endorsed suing President Barack Obama for delaying part of the Affordable Care Act,...
By JEFF JOHNSON (July 31, 2014) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO applauds Governor Jay Inslee’s decision to end the 10-month practice of having the...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 31, 2014) — This week the Social Security Trustees reported that our FICA contributions plus interest, net of all benefits paid out,...
(July 18, 2014) — Are you one of the usual suspects? You know what I mean — someone who shows up at the union meetings, goes...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 17, 2014) — If you are awake at 4 a.m. these days, you will notice the sky is already getting a little...