Below-market government wages have created recruitment, retention crisis OLYMPIA (Jan. 17, 2017) — By its own admission, the biggest employer in Washington state pays workers...
The following was posted Tuesday by Machinists Union District Lodge 751: OLYMPIA (Jan. 11, 2017) — The Boeing Co. has eliminated the jobs of more than...
The following is from the Washington Work and Family Coalition, which includes the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: OLYMPIA (Jan. 11, 2017) — The Washington Work...
But the outcome affects everything else, every one of us OLYMPIA (Jan. 9, 2017) — The Washington State Legislature convenes today for 2017 and it’s...
Corporate lobbying groups decry 0.7% rate hike, set sights on workers’ comp cuts By DAVID GROVES The Stand TUMWATER (Dec. 8, 2016) — The rates...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (Dec. 7, 2016) — If Republican Rep. Matt Shea had his way, Washington would become an anti-union “right-to-work” state. But...
OLYMPIA (Dec. 6, 2016) — With the passage of Initiative 1433, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) officially notified employers and the public...
(Nov. 9, 2016) — The following statement regarding voter rejection of the labor-opposed Initiative 732 has been posted by the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy:...
TUMWATER (Sept. 29, 2016) — Unless voters approve Initiative 1433 this fall, Washington state’s minimum wage will increase just 6 cents in 2017 to $9.53 an...
TUMWATER (Sept. 22, 2016) — The rate paid for workers’ compensation coverage in Washington would rise by an average of 0.7 percent next year under a...