OLYMPIA (Feb. 29) — Senate Republican Leader Mike Hewitt (R-Walla Walla) commended the bipartisan supplemental capital budget proposal released by Sen. Derek Kilmer (D-Gig Harbor) and...
OLYMPIA — If you didn’t hear about this week’s compelling testimony by Jaydra Cope of Spokane about the dire need for affordable, accessible health care insurance...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 24) — The House Capital Budget Committee heard testimony on Thursday that a bipartisan $1.3 billion jobs package would stem the tide of persistent...
The following legislative action alert has been distributed Wednesday by AFT Washington regarding HB 2368: Progress on an important labor and education bill was halted today...
Here is today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Feb. 21) — Knowing that the short 2012 legislative session would be...
Here is today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Feb. 13) — U.S. job creation finally began to pick up speed...
Here is today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter: Recurring effort to privatize Child Welfare Services based on ideology, not evidence ...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (Feb. 3, 2012) — Imagine an occupation where three of every four workers were suffering illness or injury resulting from...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 1) — The Washington State Labor Council, the state’s largest labor organization representing some 425,000 union workers, today announced its support of the Marriage...
Here is today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter: Port of Seattle hires anti-union attorney as it fights protections for concessions workers...