Monday, July 22, 2019 LOCAL ► MUST-READ in the Seattle Times — Runaway executive pay is distorting the economy and aggravating inequality (by Jon...
Two local labor leaders reflect on Labor Network for Sustainability convergence CHICAGO (July 22, 2019) — Earlier this month, local farmworker organizer Edgar Franks and...
(Aug. 5, 2019) — The deadline to mail or drop off your primary election ballots is 8 p.m. TOMORROW (Tuesday, Aug. 6). Ballot return rates are...
Friday, July 19, 2019 LOCAL ► In today’s Seattle Times — T-Mobile’s brash CEO sprints to top of best-paid leaders at Pacific Northwest companies...
By APRIL SIMS Secretary Treasurer’s Column from the WSLC 2019 Legislative Report With the current federal administration, the rights we hold dear as Americans and as...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 19, 2019) — The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage, which has been frozen at $7.25...
Thursday, July 18, 2019 THIS WASHINGTON ► From KNKX — L&I proposal would expand overtime pay to more Washington workers — At a packed...
WSLC 2019 Legislative Report summarizes session, how each legislator voted OLYMPIA (July 18, 2019) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO has published its 2019...
By LARRY BROWN President’s Column from the WSLC 2019 Legislative Report On a beautiful, sunny afternoon in May, I stood behind Governor Jay Inslee as he...