SEATTLE — 15 Now, the coalition that supports raising Seattle’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, will hold a March for $15 this Saturday, March 15....
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Mar. 12, 2014) — Multinational corporations are increasingly contracting out what used to be family-wage company jobs to staffing companies to avoid unionization and...
Senate proposals to add tax breaks, defer revenue are unsustainable Today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Mar. 11, 2014)...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Olympian — Budget negotiators are closing in on agreement, but capital projects may die —...
UPDATE — This post has been updated to correct that Jif brand peanut butter is NOT produced by unionized employees. The PCCLC is urging donations of...
Monday, March 10, 2014 LOCAL ► In the (Aberdeen) Daily World — BHR union members cite “all-time low” in morale as they prepare to strike...
By KIA SANGER Special to The Stand Did you know that wage theft is a criminal offense in the City of Seattle? How about that your...
Friday, March 7, 2014 BOEING ► In today’s Seattle Times — Machinists choose Holden to represent 33,000 at Boeing — Holden now has the...
The following is from Machinists (IAM) District Council 751: SEATTLE (Mar. 7, 2014) — Jon Holden is the new president and directing business representative of Machinists...