The following is from Allyship LGBTQ, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organization seeking to work in solidarity with marginalized communities to understand the interconnectedness of...
(April 26, 2013) — Since 1999, the Washington State Labor Council’s Education, Training and Apprenticeship Committee (ETA) has honored the lifetime achievements of Bruce Brennan by...
Thursday, April 25, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► At Huffington Post — Washington State may push workers into health exchanges, costing federal government millions —...
Following are the remarks of Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, at Tuesday’s Workers Memorial Day event at the state Department of...
Following is today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter (PDF version). OLYMPIA (April 24, 2013) — Amid the debate over economy-stifling job-killing...
Wednesday, April 23, 2013 LOCAL ► In today’s Olympian — Hundreds attend Worker Memorial Day service — Joe Bartkowski died doing something he loved:...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 END DEATH TRAPS! ► In today’s Washington Post — Building housing garment factories collapses in Bangladesh, killing at least 87,...
OLYMPIA (April 24, 2013) — State Senate Bill 5905, introduced on April 10 by Sens. Andy Hill (R-Redmond) and Jim Hargrove (D-Hoquiam), would essentially eliminate state...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 24, 2013) — This week, more than 80 House Democrats introduced a resolution that rejects President Obama’s proposal to cut Social Security benefits...