UPDATE (June 11, 2015) — The member of Congress from Washington state who signed the following letter were U.S. Reps. Rick Larsen, Jim McDermott, and Adam...
Monday, June 8, 2015 FAST TRACK ► From The Hill — Trade supporters bullish as vote nears — House GOP leaders are expressing a...
(June 8, 2015) — Last month, members of Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local 23 based in Tacoma voted to merge their union with OPEIU Local...
SEATTLE (June 8, 2015) — This year, Washington state welcomes the AFL-CIO’s 2015 Workers’ Voice State Legislative Issues Conference, which will be held in SeaTac this...
Friday, June 5, 2015 FAST TRACK ► From Politico — Obama’s interviews with local journalists don’t go as planned — The “Live from the...
By STAN SORSCHER (June 5, 2015) — Trade deals write the rules for globalization. That is, they determine who will be winners, and who won’t. Under...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 4, 2015) — President Barack Obama is engaged in a full-court press to convince members of the U.S....
Thursday, June 4, 2015 FAST TRACK ► In today’s NY Times — Inequality troubles Americans across party lines, poll finds — Americans are broadly...
By JOHN BURBANK (June 4, 2015) — It’s an ode to cognitive dissonance when pundits come out swinging (rhetorically) against a strong minimum wage or decent...