Monday, August 18, 2014 AEROSPACE ► In the P.S. Business Journal — Machinists unionize leading Seattle manufacturing powerhouse Jorgensen Forge — One of Seattle’s...
(Aug. 18, 2014) — Many people don’t have access to a union on the job, but support workers’ rights and the labor movement. In case you...
Friday, August 15, 2014 STATE PENSIONS ► From AP — Court rulings back pension cuts for state workers — The Legislature had the right to...
SPOKANE (Aug. 15, 2014) — After campaigning since December 2012, including a strike in sub-zero weather, nurses and hospital workers have won an agreement with Valley...
By DAVID GROVES (Aug. 15, 2014) — An employer lockout of union workers that has dragged on for nearly 18 months is headed toward resolution this...
Thursday, August 14, 2014 MISSION NOT ACCOMPLISHED ► From AP — State jobless rate falls to 5.6 percent for month of July — Washington...
By HILARY STERN Special to The Stand OLYMPIA (Aug. 14, 2014) — Beginning in 2007, Orlando Ventura Reyes went to work every night — scheduled for...
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 LOCAL ► In today’s Columbian — Tentative agreement in NW grain terminal dispute — A bitter two-year labor dispute that...
VANCOUVER, Wash. (Aug. 13, 2014) — A tentative contract agreement covering Pacific Northwest grain terminals — and potentially ending the nearly 18-month lockout of grain workers...