The following is from the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace/IFPTE 2001 (SPEEA) and Machinists Union District Lodge 751 (IAM 751): SEATTLE (Nov. 10, 2015)...
(Nov. 4, 2015) — Following are the election results as of this morning in races where the Washington State Labor Council or the regional AFL-CIO central...
OLYMPIA (Oct. 16, 2015) — This week, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) dramatically reduced the penalties for the owners of the Riverview...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (Oct. 15, 2015) — The Washington State Attorney General’s office sued the anti-union Freedom Foundation on Wednesday for hiding its...
SEATTLE (Oct. 8, 2015) — With businesses, unions, communities of color and faith groups standing shoulder to shoulder, the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy on...
TUMWATER (Oct. 1, 2015) — Washington state’s minimum wage will stay the same in 2016 — $9.47 per hour — because the national Consumer Price Index...
OLYMPIA (Sept. 30, 2015) — Advocates for paid family and medical leave on Tuesday applauded the U.S. Department of Labor’s decision to award $247,000 to study...
(Sept. 24, 2015) — The Washington Machinists Council last weekend voted unanimously for a resolution in opposition to Initiative 732, which would create a new tax...
TUMWATER (Sept. 24, 2015) — The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) on Wednesday proposed a 2 percent average rate increase in the 2016...
Following blog posting from The Stranger’s Slog is crossposted with the author’s permission: By JEN GRAVES There was a small detail you could easily have missed...