Thursday, April 27, 2017 BOEING ► MUST-READ from The Stranger — Seattle Times is providing PR for Boeing’s greedy execs — When Boeing announced...
McMorris Rodgers votes ‘yes’; all Dems, Reichert, Herrera Beutler vote ‘no’ UPDATE (May 4, 2017) — Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly voted...
MayWorks is an annual month-long celebration of workers’ culture and history. While Canada has carried the tradition for years — in Toronto, Winnipeg, Montreal, Vancouver —...
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...