Following is today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter (download PDF version): OLYMPIA (Feb. 5, 2013) — That didn’t take long. The...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 TODAY’S MUST-READ ► In today’s NY Times — More jobs, higher pay (editorial) — Unless President Obama can shift policy...
Monday, February 4, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In the (Everett) Herald — Buy Washington! Yes, including ferries (by David Groves) — By building these...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 4, 2013) — Today in Olympia, Senate Republicans are expected to vote on five workers’ compensation bills that cut benefits for injured workers and...
Friday, February 1, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Seattle Times — Republicans say State Senate is operating ‘just fine’ — The GOP-led coalition...
The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, IFPTE 2001 sent the following message to members on Thursday, Jan. 31: SPEEA’s Professional and Technical Bargaining Unit...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 31, 2013) — Today, legislators will hear about a proposal that would raise desperately needed state revenue — without raising taxes. It would also...
Thursday, January 31, 2013 STATE GOVERNMENT ► From AP — State Senate delays vote on workers’ compensation — The Senate passed its first bills...
By JOHN BURBANK (Jan. 31, 2013) — When you work, you get paid. That’s just common sense. Indeed, if you don’t get paid for your work,...