(March 3, 2015) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO has joined with dozens of other organizations to participate in Washington United for Fair Revenue, a...
(March 2, 2015) — The following letter, signed by more than 60 union and community organizations (see list below), was sent last week to all Washington...
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...