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																													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...