The following is from UNITE HERE Local 8: SEATTLE (Feb. 3, 2015) — A three-member panel of the federal body that monitors U.S. labor law issued...
The following is from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries: TUMWATER (Feb. 3, 2015) — Exposure of workers to used hypodermic needles while cleaning...
Monday, February 2, 2015 REFINERY STRIKE ► Today from Bloomberg — U.S. oil workers’ strike enters 2nd day as crude prices slide — The...
The following is from the USW: PITTSBURGH (Feb. 1, 2015) — The United Steelworkers Union (USW) announced that it is calling for a work stoppage at...
The following is from the U.S. Department of Labor: PORTLAND (Feb. 1, 2015) — Woodinville, Wash.-based Sierra Construction Co. Inc. has agreed to pay $87,239 in...
Friday, January 30, 2015 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From the WA Work & Family Coalition — Legislature takes a step toward paid sick days —...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 30, 2015) — The Washington State Labor Council, its affiliated unions, and community supporters of the 2015 Shared Prosperity Agenda will rally on the...
Thursday, January 29, 2015 TAX REFORM ► At Slog — We need to become a state where everyone pays their fair share (by Gov....
OLYMPIA (Jan. 29, 2015) — At last weekend’s Membership Assembly of Office and Professional Employees (OPEIU) Local 8, the union’s members who participated in the...