The following is an excerpt from the 2013 Legislative Agenda for the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the largest labor organization in the state. OLYMPIA (Jan....
The following was posted by Teamsters Local 117: OLYMPIA (Jan. 11, 2013) — Hundreds of Teamster correctional employees, their families, community allies, and other Teamster members,...
TUMWATER (Jan. 3, 2013) — The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has established its first-ever medical provider network to deliver health care to injured...
(Dec. 11, 2012) — On Monday, 23 Washington State Republican Senators along with erstwhile Democratic Sens. Rodney Tom and Tim Sheldon formed a majority caucus in...
OLYMPIA (Dec. 4, 2012) — As the national media focuses on the “fiscal cliff” debt reduction negotiations under way between the White House and the lame-duck...
The following was distributed by the Washington State Nurses Association: OLYMPIA (Oct. 30) — In a huge victory for patient safety, the nine justices of the...
(Oct. 25, 2012) — The decline of economic security for American working families is not just due to recession-related joblessness. Many workers are also victims of...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand (Sept. 27, 2012) — The National Federation of Independent Business promotes itself as a “non-profit, non-partisan organization” that is “the leading...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (Sept. 18) — The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries announced Monday that it is proposing no increase in...
OLYMPIA (Aug. 17, 2012) — As the national economy continues to emerge — too slowly — from the Great Recession, there’s only one state where unions...