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...
The following was distributed by the Washington State House Democratic Caucus: OLYMPIA (Sept. 4, 2015) — On Wednesday, Rep. Brady Walkinshaw (D-Seattle) joined Washington dairy workers...
(Aug. 20, 2015) — As wildfires continue to ravage central Washington and force thousands to evacuate their homes, three firefighters were killed near Twisp on Wednesday...
OLYMPIA (Aug. 5, 2015) — “This is no way to run a state government.” That’s the assessment of Washington State Labor Council’s 2015 Legislative Report, which...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand FEDERAL WAY (July 31, 2015) — Big corporations based in Washington state — from Alaska Air to Liberty Mutual to T-Mobile...