By JOHN BURBANK (Jan. 17, 2014) — The slow recovery from the Great Recession has heightened stark inequality in the Puget Sound area. Corporate profits and...
The following Action Alert is from the Washington Work and Family Coalition, which includes the Washington State Labor Council and many pother union, community and civic...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 16, 2014) — The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the state’s largest union organization representing the interests of about 400,000 rank-and-file members, announced its...
Thursday, January 16, 2014 BOEING ► At KPLU.org — Boeing Machinists’ plight marks changing times for labor — The Boeing contract phases out the...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 BOEING ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Machinists district president to retire Jan. 31 — Tom Wroblewski cited health concerns...
The following is from IAM District Lodge 751: SEATTLE (Jan. 15, 2013) – Tom Wroblewski, the president of Machinists Union District Lodge 751, will retire at...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 15, 2014) — In his 2014 State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Jay Inslee told state legislators that he would revise his...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Democrats move first as Legislature convenes — (The Washington State DREAM Act)...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 14, 2013) — During the holiday season last month, emergency unemployment insurance (UI) payments lapsed for 1.3 million workers — including tens of...