By DENISE JAGIELO In its editorial dated August 8, 2012, The News Tribune (TNT) of Tacoma called for its readers to cross a picket line. In...
By S.P.E.E.A. NEGOTIATION TEAM As the Boeing Co. boasts to Wall Street about record sales and income, the message they are bringing to negotiations is that...
By STEVE KRUEGER Mitt Romney has re-invented and re-defined himself so many times that it seems difficult to pin down just what his presidency would look...
By TERESA MOSQUEDA and REBECCA JOHNSON On Monday, July 23, Rep. Mike Sells (D-Everett) and Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-Seattle) held a Joint Committee work session on...
This fall, Washington voters will vote on Initiative 1240, yet another attempt funded by a handful of very wealthy individuals to legalize charter schools — taxpayer-funded...
By TERESA MOSQUEDA The recent Supreme Court ruling to uphold the health care reform law (Affordable Care Act) paves the way for states to expand health...
By LYNNE DODSON As a labor organization, as part of the labor movement, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO champions economic rights, civil and human rights,...
By STAN SORSCHER An editorial in my local paper is a good example of how we trivialize our public discussion of globalization and trade policy. The...
By JEFF JOHNSON Last night, Jay Inslee squared off against Rob McKenna in a debate focused on jobs, the economy, and economic development. Inslee focused...
By JOHN BURBANK Every student learns the American mantra from their teachers and parents: work hard, play by the rules, and you’ll have a chance to...