In two weeks, the Washington State Labor Council will publish its 2015 Legislative Report and Voting Record summarizing the 2015 session and showing how state legislators...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 2, 2015) — This week, President Barack Obama proposed a long-awaited update of federal regulations that would restore access to overtime pay protections...
UPDATE (10 a.m. July 2, 2015) — “Workers have another work stoppage this morning,” reads the Familias Unidas por la Justicia Union’s Facebook page. “They were...
Wednesday, July 1, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Olympian — Gov. Inslee signs new state budget to avert government shutdown — State agencies...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 1, 2015) — As we celebrate our nation’s birthday on the Fourth of July, perhaps we should do some reflecting about our...
The following is from SEIU HealthCare 1199NW: BELLINGHAM (July 1, 2015) — After taking action together in a picket and strike and through a lockout, the...
SPOKANE (July 1, 2015) — The Spokane Tribe’s casino and hotel project, which is supported by the Washington State Labor Council, took another step toward becoming...
The following is from SEIU HealthCare 1199NW: SEATTLE (June 30, 1015) — Swedish-Providence needs to invest part of its $110 million profit in improving its staffing...
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Two-year state budget passes; shutdown averted — The threat of a government...