Wednesday, September 17, 2025 STRIKES ► From St. Louis Public Radio — Striking Boeing workers to vote on union-proposed...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 STRIKES ► From KREM — Local operators union no longer on strike, WSDOT confirms —...
Monday, September 15, 2025 STRIKES ► From PBS News — Boeing workers reject latest contract offer, extending strike at...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 4, 2017) — Shortly after President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert Lighthizer as his pick for U.S. Trade Representative on Tuesday, AFL-CIO President Richard...
Tuesday, January 3, 2017 THIS WASHINGTON ► In the Kitsap Sun — Supporters say wage bump will help workers, economy — The difference between...
UPDATE (Jan. 4, 2017) — Today is the day! Join the Alliance for Retired Americans and Medicare supporters across the nation in calling your U.S. Representative...
By JOHN BURBANK (Jan. 3, 2017) — Eighteen years ago the people of our state became public pioneers by passing into law the first minimum wage...
The following is from UNITE HERE Local 8: SEATTLE (Jan. 3, 2017) — A trio of national, state and local hospitality industry associations filed suit Dec....
Thursday, December 15, 2016 NOTE TO READERS — After today, The Stand will be going on hiatus for the remainder of 2016. But we’ll be...
As Tesoro continues to appeal fines and deny responsibility for the 2010 Anacortes refinery explosion, the victims’ families say “it still hurts deeply.” (Dec. 15, 2016)...
By JOHN BURBANK (Dec. 15, 2016) — I am a lucky person. My jaw is broken, but that is not why I am lucky. I have...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016 THIS WASHINGTON ► In today’s News Tribune — Gov. Inslee proposes $4 billion in taxes to solve school-funding crisis —...
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