By DAVID GROVES The Stand WASHINGTON D.C. (July 10, 2013) — Another national business-climate ranking was published this week and once again Washington State ranks among...
The following is from Teamsters Local 117: TUKWILA (July 10, 2013) — An arbitrator has issued a stinging rebuke to the Department of Corrections (DOC) in...
By DAVID HALME Special to The Stand RICHMOND, B.C. (July 9, 2013) — More than 300 workers at IKEA here have been locked out of their...
Tuesday, July 9, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Transportation is focal point heading toward 2014 session — Washington’s weary lawmakers...
(July 8, 2013) — A right-wing think tank with ties to the conservative corporate-funded American Legislative Exchange Council is pushing Initiative Petition #9 (IP9) in Oregon...
Monday, July 8, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In Sunday’s Olympian — No COLA but no cuts for state employees — Pay for most state...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 8, 2013) — One hundred and fifty years ago, 100,000 soldiers clashed on the small hillocks of Gettysburg, Pa., leaving 60,000 casualties,...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013 STATE INFRASTRUCTURE ► In today’s News Tribune — Public works money grab helped solve budget puzzle — How did the...
The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the state’s largest labor organization representing some 400,000 union members from more than 600 local unions, has an exciting job...