Friday, May 1, 2015 LOCAL ► In today’s Seattle Times — Grad students employed by UW reach tentative agreement with university — UAW 4121,...
State workers’ livelihoods held hostage by ideological gambit OLYMPIA (May 1, 2015) — The votes are there. A majority of state senators agrees with Gov....
(May 1, 2015) — The following statement was released this morning by Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO: It gives me great...
SEATTLE (May 1, 2015) — With just hours to go before their current contract expired and a possible strike looming at the University of Washington, Academic...
Thursday, April 30, 2015 FAST TRACK ► From Politico — Obama trade bill in trouble — The House is currently dozens of votes short...
EVERETT (April 30, 2015) — Nurses at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a proposed tentative agreement for a new three-year contract....
The tradition of celebrating International Workers’ Day on May 1 started in 1886 after the Haymarket Massacre in Chicago, when workers and police were killed amid...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 FAST TRACK ► From Huffington Post — Here’s why Democrats don’t believe Obama’s trade promises — The trouble with Obama’s...
(April 29, 2015) — Each year at its annual convention, the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO presents awards recognizing the efforts and accomplishments of specific union...