At Hanford, throughout nation, there’s a new indifference to worker safety By JEFF JOHNSON April 28 is Workers Memorial Day. A day we remember and...
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 THIS WASHINGTON ► In today’s Olympian — Lawmakers need to find their spines (editorial) — The Democrats have balked at...
UPDATE (May 3, 2017) — On Tuesday afternoon, the House voted to allow private-sector employers to avoid paying overtime pay by offering “compensatory time” off, essentially eliminating...
‘May Day of Resistance’ in Seattle, plus events in Yakima and Olympia (April 26, 2017) — Immigrant rights activists, union members and community supporters are...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 IMMIGRATION ► From The Stranger — Women detainees at Tacoma immigrant prison end hunger strike, but vow to keep fighting...
(April 25, 2017) — This year, labor, environmental, community of color and other organizations have been working together across Washington state as part of the People’s...
Monday, April 24, 2017 LOCAL ► In the (Everett) Herald — Boeing lays off Washington workers; total could be hundreds — Nearly 500 union...
SEATTLE (April 24, 2017) — The University of Washington Labor Archives is documenting and collecting items from the upcoming May 1, 2017, marches in the Puget...
The following is from the American Federation of Government Employees: (April 24, 2017) — David Cox Sr., national president of the American Federation of Government Employees,...