Senate labor committee chair bemoans Biden administration decision to continue Trump-era effort blocking workers’ comp benefits for sick nuclear cleanup workers OLYMPIA (Sept. 16, 2021) — Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Des Moines), chair of the Senate Labor, Commerce and Tribal Affairs Committee, issued the following statement Wednesday after the announcement that the Biden administration will […]
The following is from the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE): OLYMPIA (Sept. 13, 2021) — Members of the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE) ratified an agreement with the state addressing the effects of Governor Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate. The vote concluded Thursday night with more than 80 percent casting […]
To comply with governor’s order, first shots are needed as soon as Sept. 6 OLYMPIA (Sept. 2, 2021) — Gov. Jay Inslee has established a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for most Washington state employees; higher education, childcare, and K-12 education employees; state contractors; and most healthcare and long-term care providers. Under the governor’s proclamations, all […]
OLYMPIA (Sept. 2, 2021) — The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), the $2.2 trillion federal economic stimulus bill approved in March 2020 in response to the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, temporarily expanded and extended unemployment benefits. It is expiring this week and here’s what that means for recipients of […]
Under American Rescue Plan Act, some in Washington now get health coverage for $1 per month or less. Nearly half of all Exchange customers pay less than $100 per month. OLYMPIA (Sept. 1, 2021) — Washington Health Benefit Exchange announced Tuesday that more than 57,000 Washingtonians signed up for health care coverage between Feb. […]
The following is from the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28: OLYMPIA (Aug. 30, 2021) — In response to Washington state’s failure to bargain the effects of Governor Inslee’s vaccine mandate in good faith, the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28 (WFSE) filed a lawsuit Thursday with Thurston County Superior Court. “Our union’s […]
(Este mensaje se repetirá en español.) The following is from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I): TUMWATER (Aug. 27, 2021) — While dairy workers already have the right to earn overtime, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5172 grants the same right to agricultural workers starting in 2022. The law includes a three-year phase-in […]
OLYMPIA (Aug. 23, 2021) — Career Connect Washington is a public-private initiative that works with schools and employers across the state to give meaningful real-world job experiences to students of all ages — and workers up to age 30. The program’s intermediaries bridge connections between industry and educators to create and scale Career Launch, Preparation, […]
Washington’s largest public service union calls on state to bargain in good faith over vaccine requirement The following is from the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28: OLYMPIA (Aug. 19, 2021) — In response to the state’s failure to bargain the impacts of Governor Jay Inslee’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate in good faith, the […]
OLYMPIA (Aug. 17, 2021) — As the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28 began negotiations with the State of Washington on Monday to address the governor’s vaccination mandate, six of the state’s largest unions representing impacted employees — WFSE, Washington Education Association, SEIU Local 925, Teamsters Local 117, PROTEC17, and AFT Washington — released […]
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