In its recently published 2011 Legislative Report, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO printed a list of state legislators in the Roadkill Caucus. Since its publication, the...
SEATAC (Aug. 5) — In conjunction with Day 2 of its annual convention today, the state’s largest labor organization — the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO...
By David Groves The Stand OLYMPIA — As Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire enters the home stretch of her two terms leading the State of Washington, she...
By Teresa Mosqueda The Stand It is almost impossible not to know someone who is unemployed. The unemployed are our friends, colleagues and family members. It...
Despite receiving veto requests from union leaders and rank-and-file members across the state, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday signed legislation into law that decertifies the ferry...
On Monday, the Washington State House and Senate passed labor-opposed workers’ compensation legislation, without amendment, that Gov. Chris Gregoire calls “some of the largest reforms in...
The following news release was distributed Saturday by the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO. LABOR REJECTS LATEST PLAN FOR INJURED WORKER ‘SETTLEMENTS’ Saying “It’s time to...
The House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing Friday morning on SB 5931, the agency consolidation bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday with privatization...
UPDATE: SB 5931, which bypassed the normal committee process, was quickly voted upon Tuesday afternoon in the Senate and passed 29-18, with 9 Democrats siding with...
The “special” overtime legislation session is scheduled to end a week from today on May 23. As speculation mounts whether that’s enough time to pass the...