UPDATE (Sept. 18, 2013 — by WSLC President Jeff Johnson) — More than 100 labor and community members rallied outside the Federal Building in Seattle on...
SEATAC (Sept. 13, 2013) — Multinational corporations, the Washington Restaurant Association, airline and rental car CEOs have tried everything to keep SeaTac Proposition 1, the Good...
Thursday, September 12, 2013 AFL-CIO CONVENTION ► At AFL-CIO Now — Convention calls for fixes in Affordable Care Act — Delegates passed Resolution 54 expressing...
Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, send the following letter this summer to all WSLC-affiliated unions: The Unemployment Law Project (ULP) needs...
By JEFF JOHNSON President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO LOS ANGELES (Sept. 12, 2013) — The final day of convention action was packed with resolutions on...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 AFL-CIO CONVENTION ► At AFL-CIO Now — Tefere Gebre elected as AFL-CIO’s new Executive Vice President — Gebre’s election signifies...
(Sept. 11, 2013) — The Washington State Labor Council’s 2013 Labor Neighbor program will be laser-focused this fall on the special election in the 26th Legislative...
By JEFF JOHNSON President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO LOS ANGELES (Sept. 11, 2013) — Day 3 of the AFL-CIO 2013 Convention on Tuesday focused on...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 AFL-CIO CONVENTION ► In today’s LA Times — Union leader denounces corporate, judicial excess — In a fiery speech to...