Friday, March 21, 2014 MINIMUM WAGE ► In The Nation — An 87 percent vote for $15-an-hour minimum wage — Political insiders and prognosticators...
SEATTLE (Mar. 21, 2014) — Last week, we put out the call for unions to begin planning events for MayWorks, the annual month-long celebration of workers’...
Thursday, March 20, 2014 AEROSPACE ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — New IAM District 751 leader says he’s focused on healing divisions — Jon...
The following is from AFL-CIO Now: MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Mar. 20, 2014) — When the Kellogg Co. locked out some 220 workers from its Memphis plant in...
In the wake of the strike at Behavioral Health Resources that ended Monday, a second group of human services workers goes public with solidarity events on...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 LOCAL ► In today’s Seattle Times — ‘Unusual noise’ before helicopter crashed near Space Needle — A veteran Seattle photojournalist and...
SEATTLE (March 19, 2014) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, has notified its more than 600 affiliated union organizations that the WSLC’s COPE (Committee on...
OLYMPIA (March 19, 2014) — Every two years, union members and others interested in Washington’s workers’ compensation system gather to hear from expert speakers and presenters about...
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Seattle Times — James Johnson to retire from state’s Supreme Court — Justice James Johnson...