Monday, April 6, 2026 STRIKES ► From the Aurora Sentinel — Workers plan to halt strike at Greeley meatpacking...
Friday, April 3, 2026 LOCAL ► From the Tri-City Herald — Work halted over emergency response concerns after Hanford...
Thursday, April 2, 2026 LOCAL ► From OPB — Trump administration push to bring more guest farmworkers is slow...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 17, 2017) — President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal proposes to slash domestic programs and federal services for...
State revenues continue to lag behind Washington’s economic growth The following is from Andy Nicholas and Kelli Smith of the Washington State Budget and Policy...
Thursday, March 16, 2017 TRUMPCARE ► From KING 5 — McMorris Rodgers confident health care bill will pass House — The GOP health care...
UPDATE (March 17, 2017) — HR 1259, the attack on union rights of Veterans Affairs employees, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a 240-175 vote...
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 LOCAL ► MUST-READ In today’s Seattle Times — Uber, Lyft and unionizing the gig economy (by Jon Talton) –Whether workers...
The following is from Labor 411: We love the luck of the Irish, but on St. Patrick’s Day, Labor 411’s selection of more than 250 beers...
By STEVE SMITH (March 15, 2017) — Controversial Iowa Rep. Steve King is once again in hot water for espousing racist, white nationalist views, tweeting that...
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 TRUMPCARE ► In today’s Washington Post — Trumpcare would reduce insured numbers by 24 million, CBO projects — House Republicans’...
(March 14, 2017) — The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are making an all-out push to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with...
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