Thursday, January 3, 2013 LOCAL ► In Northwest Labor Press — Standoff at grain terminals: ILWU at work, but without contract — Beginning Dec....
Human trafficking is the use of force, fraud or coercion to compel a person into any form of labor against their will. Organized labor in Washington...
TUMWATER (Jan. 3, 2013) — The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has established its first-ever medical provider network to deliver health care to injured...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013 ‘FISCAL CLIFF’ DEAL ► In today’s Washington Post — Congress approves ‘fiscal cliff’ measure — The House voted 257 to...
(Jan. 2, 2013) — The following statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka was released Tuesday following Senate passage (89-8) of legislation averting the so-called “fiscal cliff”...
(Dec. 19, 2012) — President Obama has proposed to House Speaker John Boehner a “compromise” that lowers Social Security benefits over 10 years by 3% and...
This column originally appeared in the (Centralia) Chronicle. By JEFF JOHNSON (Dec. 17, 2012) — One out of four of Lewis County’s 76,000 residents collect Social...
Support United Natural Foods, Inc. workers who have been unlawfully permanently replaced by their employer! Join them for a Labor Rally on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at...
Friday, December 14, 2012 LOCAL ► In today’s Seattle Times — Teamsters back on strike in Auburn against United Natural Foods — Warehouse workers...