(June 10, 2014) — Last month’s MayWorks celebration of labor art and culture wrapped up with an event hosted by the Washington State Labor Council May...
By DAVID GROVES (June 9, 2014) — Unions in Washington state: prepare to get sued in the name of freedom! For what, you ask? It doesn’t...
Monday, June 9, 2014 LOCAL ► From AP — Longtime farmworker advocate Tomás Villanueva dies — Tomás Villanueva, who for decades advocated for farmworkers...
Friday, June 6, 2014 WHY? LOCAL ► In today’s Seattle Times — Small-business group, Eyman challenge Seattle’s $15 wage plan — A...
Friday, June 6, 2014 WHY? LOCAL ► In today’s Seattle Times — Small-business group, Eyman challenge Seattle’s $15 wage plan — A...
BELLEVUE (June 6, 2014) — Members of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), joined by student activists from United Students Against Sweatshops and AFL-CIO union supporters,...
By JOHN BURBANK (June 6, 2014) — There is a political phenomenon that while we hate Congress (approval rating currently at 9 percent), we like, respect,...
Thursday, June 5, 2014 TODAY’S MUST-READ ► At MSNBC — How privatizing government hollowed out the middle class — Two decades ago, liberals and...
The following is from Adjuncts and Contingents Together Washington, a project of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 925: SEATTLE (June 5, 2014) — Seattle...