WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 12, 2016) — On Monday, U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA) joined U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez and Director of the White...
Monday, April 11, 2016 WHAT’D WE MISS? The Entire Staff of The Stand was away last week, but fortunately it appears that only one...
SEATTLE — Powerful corporate interests have spent decades working to reshape the Supreme Court and bring cases that would reinforce and deepen inequality rather than remedy...
By JEFF JOHNSON (April 11, 2016) — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has called for labor to take on the fight for criminal justice reform: a reform...
Thursday, March 31, 2016 RAISE UP WASHINGTON ► From Vox — Low-income Americans can no longer afford rent, food, and transportation — Low-income Americans...
SEATTLE (March 31, 2016) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, has notified its more than 600 affiliated union organizations that the WSLC’s COPE (Committee on...
By NICK LICATA (March 31, 2016) — Last week, I spent a few days in Indianapolis talking to their city council members and constituents. I was...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 BOEING ► In today’s Seattle Times — Boeing job cuts this year could reach 10 percent — Since Boeing Commercial...
OLYMPIA (March 30, 2016) — Raising serious questions about the extremist Freedom Foundation’s compliance with state laws, 30 Washington State Senators and Representatives are asking Secretary of State...