House floor votes imminent on minimum wage, sick leave, retaliation Today’s edition of the WSLC Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Feb. 25, 2015) — “Which Side...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 25, 2015) — The latest edition of TVW’s “The Impact” examined the issue of funding state employee contracts that would grant Washington’s public workers...
(Feb. 24, 2015) — USA Today recently reported that Washington state has “by far the most regressive tax system nationwide.” Meanwhile, chronic underfunding of basic education,...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 20, 2015) — The following statement was issued today by Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: I want to thank...
Lee Newgent, Executive Secretary of the Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, is distributing this letter to state legislators regarding the State Senate transportation...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand TACOMA (Feb. 18, 2015) — Several workers and business leaders sat down at a Tacoma restaurant Tuesday with Gov. Jay Inslee...
RENTON (Feb. 17, 2015) — New polling shows that more than two-thirds of likely Washington voters support tying tax breaks for aerospace companies to requirements for...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 17, 2015) — To keep building a strong economy, our state needs policies that will support a robust and healthy workforce. Workers have the...
(Feb. 13, 2015) — Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, released the following statement today in response to the State Senate transportation...
Taxpayers are subsidizing low-wage, job-cutting aerospace companies Today’s edition of the WSLC Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Feb. 10, 2015) — As George W. Bush reminded...