YAKIMA (April 2, 2018) — Hundreds showed up for a celebration at the UFCW Local 1439 union hall on Saturday to watch Gov. Jay Inslee sign...
OLYMPIA (March 22, 2018) — Washington was one the first states in the union to address the wage gap by passing the Equal Pay Act in...
Governor signs historic ‘Access to Democracy’ bills, including Voting Rights Act TUKWILA (March 20, 2018) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday signed five bills —...
OLYMPIA (March 14, 2018) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed into law the Fair Chance Act (HB 1298), sponsored by Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-Mukilteo),...
OLYMPIA (March 8, 2018) — Today is International Women’s Day and working women in Washington state have extra cause for celebration. The Equal Pay Opportunity Act...
OLYMPIA (March 8, 2018) — Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, released the following statement this morning: At the close of the...
Progressive policies finally getting votes, but a few still face today’s cutoff OLYMPIA (March 2, 2018) — While the commercial press has focused its attention...
Senate approves bargaining bill to boost pay, retain and attract quality educators OLYMPIA (March 1, 2018) — It took more than a decade, but Washington’s...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 28, 2018) — For the sixth time in as many years, the House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Washington Voting Rights Act, SB...
But the Freedom Foundation engaged in effort to kill faculty bargaining bill OLYMPIA (Feb. 23, 2018) — This week’s WSLC Legislative Update begins with the...