UPDATE (Jan. 24, 2019 at noon) — Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that amid the ongoing federal government shutdown he is directing the state Employment Security...
This is the first edition of the weekly Legislative Update newsletter from the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. If you didn’t already receive it via email,...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 10, 2019) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO (WSLC), the state’s largest union organization with more than 600 affiliated unions representing some 450,000...
Washington’s governor: ‘This public option will ensure consumers in every part of the state will have an option for high-quality, affordable coverage.’ The following is...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 2, 2019) — Washington’s lowest-paid workers just got a raise, and all employers and employees in the state have begun building a groundbreaking paid...
OLYMPIA (Dec. 18, 2018) — The Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (BIIA) is an independent quasi-judicial state agency that hears appeals related to workers’ compensation claims...
But AFT Washington urges greater investment in community, technical colleges OLYMPIA (Dec. 17, 2018) — The leaders of Washington state’s biggest unions representing K-12 and higher...
Feds sue to block state’s protections for sick Hanford workers, their families OLYMPIA (Dec. 12, 2018) — On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice followed...
The following is from the Northwest Accountability Project: OLYMPIA (Dec. 5, 2018) — Behind their “Opt Out Today” smoke screen, the Freedom Foundation is deceiving public...
The following is from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries: TUMWATER (Dec. 4, 2018) — The price of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington will...