Our state values the quality public services we all rely on, and the people who proudly provide them. State employees are our friends, neighbors, customers, and...
This week — Monday, April 13 through Friday, April 17 — is the Tax Week Call-In to make sure Washington’s wealthiest residents and large, profitable corporations...
Public service disrespected, devalued by Senate Republican obstructionism Today’s edition of the WSLC Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (April 10, 2015) — This is what obstruction...
Friday, April 10, 2015 LOCAL ► In the Seattle Times — UW regents flee as student activists speak up — Demanding higher wages, a...
By JEFF JOHNSON TACOMA (April 10, 2015) — I had the honor to attend the Pierce County Central Labor Council meeting on Wednesday, April 8, which...
Thursday, April 9, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s News Tribune — Lawmakers can’t mandate $1,000 raises for state workers — Senate Republicans last...
TACOMA (April 9, 2015) — “Leave No Money on the Table,” a report released Wednesday by Washington CAN, decries the aggressive patient debt collections by Tacoma’s...
SEATTLE — All are invited to join the Labor Archives of Washington this Saturday as they kick off the SeaTac-Seattle Minimum Wage History Project. The event...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 LOCAL ► In today’s Columbian — Labor union supporters continue to press county — For the third time, the Clark...