Leaked emails reveal Juan Bloise’s group working with Freedom Foundation The following is from Accountable Northwest: OLYMPIA (June 30, 2022) — Interpreters for Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) will soon be voting on forming a union, and which organization to partner with. One of their options is to join Interpreters United […]
Beginning in 2023, low- and middle-income Washingtonians can save up to $1,200 OLYMPIA (June 29, 2022) — Fourteen years ago, the Washington State Legislature created a Working Families Tax Credit to assist low- to moderate-income Washingtonians, but it wasn’t until last year that legislators approved the funding needed to implement it. Beginning in 2023, […]
Legislature has already updated, fixed 2018 Hanford law rejected by the Supreme Court The following is from the Washington State Office of the Attorney General: OLYMPIA (June 22, 2022) — Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling against a 2018 Washington law protecting Hanford workers. An updated […]
UPDATE (June 13, 2022) — From Tim Welch, former Communications Director for the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28 and current member of the Retired Public Employees Council: Commemorative events planned Sunday, June 12 in Tacoma and Spokane OLYMPIA (June 10, 2022) — Last year, Dorette Markham and Celeste Suliin Burris of […]
Webinar and brochure help Washington workers, particularly those in the trades, navigate the childcare system TUMWATER, Wash. (April 8, 2022) — Finding reliable, affordable child care is a significant challenge for all workers, but particularly those in the building, construction and manufacturing trades who can have frequent schedule changes and overtime work with little […]
TUMWATER, Wash. (June 6, 2022) — From June 15 through the end of September, employers in Washington will be required to monitor temperature and air quality, take additional steps to protect workers from heat and smoke hazards, and provide training and information, among other things. On June 1, the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) […]
SEATTLE (May 17, 2022) — This week is candidate filing week in our state and the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO is urging all union members to consider filling one of the most important local political roles in their local communities: Precinct Committee Officer (PCO). PCOs are the main point of contact for voters in […]
Wash. State Labor Council report summarizes session, how each legislator voted OLYMPIA (May 13, 2022) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO has published its 2022 Legislative Report summarizing this year’s session of the State Legislature, describing how bills on working family issues fared, and scoring all legislators on how they voted. You can […]
OLYMPIA (April 14, 2022) — Last fall, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) announced a series of improvements to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which is designed to give student debt relief to borrowers who work full time in public service. The program, which originated in 2018, was roundly criticized for rejecting nearly […]
UPDATE — Unfortunately, Gov. Jay Inslee did not veto this provision when he signed the supplemental budget into law. The following is from the Washington Federation of State Employees, AFSCME Council 28: NASELLE, Wash. (March 24, 2022) — Tucked amid the temperate rainforests, streams and tidelands of Washington’s Pacific coast, Naselle Youth Camp (NYC) is […]
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