State bill would empower local governments to close representation gap OLYMPIA (Dec. 8, 2017) — Sen. Rebecca Saldaña (D-Seattle) introduced the Washington Voting Rights Act...
OLYMPIA — The election of Manka Dhingra as state senator in the 45th Legislative District could signal an end to five years of legislative gridlock, overtime...
Senate GOP’s decision to hold capital budget hostage costs 500 jobs (and counting) The following is from the Washington Federation of State Employees, AFSCME Council...
Here’s how state and local labor candidates fared in the 2017 elections (Nov. 12, 2017) — The results in the following story have been updated...
Report illustrates how strong unions fight to preserve vital community services WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 6, 2017) — Last week, the American Federation of State, County...
Freedom Foundation fails (again) in legal battle to access birthdates, private info OLYMPIA (Nov. 1, 2017) — The Washington Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld...
Help available for state employees, consumers using WA HealthPlanFinder OLYMPIA (Oct. 31, 2017) — In this Washington, we are trying to make sure more people...
Become a Climate Action Steward; attend event tonight in Yakima Valley OLYMPIA (Oct. 27, 2017) — Nearly 200 attended the Olympia kickoff event for the...
The following is from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries: TUMWATER (Oct. 23, 2017) — Mandatory paid sick leave in Washington starts in just...
OLYMPIA — All union members and community supporters of sustainable clean-energy jobs are invited to join Governor Jay Inslee, state Rep. Beth Doglio and the Alliance...