Union members urged to support pro-worker bills at Town Hall meetings OLYMPIA (Feb. 20, 2020) — Many Washington state legislators will be holding mid-session Town...
UPDATE (March 9, 2020) — On Friday, March 6, the deadline for bills to have passed both houses of the Washington State Legislature, HB 1841 passed...
ESHB 2036 would shed light on what is driving skyrocketing hospital costs OLYMPIA (Feb. 18, 2020) — Hospital costs are rising across the nation —...
Worker Protection Act (HB 1965) would improve compliance with labor standards, generate revenue for Washington state OLYMPIA (Feb. 13, 2020) — Washington state is fortunate...
The following is from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union: OLYMPIA (Feb. 11, 2020) — Legislation that would prohibit the expenditure of public tax dollars for...
OLYMPIA — This Friday, Feb. 7 is the cutoff deadline for bills to advance from policy committees in the short 2020 session of the Washington State...
The following is from the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: Some public works contractors alter their lists of subcontractors after winning bids so they can pay...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 29, 2020) — Under Washington’s Public Records Act, public employees’ home addresses and certain other personal information are supposed to be kept private. But...
Update state’s Public Records Act to exempt birth dates from disclosure The following is from the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: House Bill 1888 would...
Important hearing Thursday in Olympia; be there and/or contact legislators OLYMPIA (Jan. 22, 2020) — For years, Washington workers have fought for safe workplaces, good jobs...