SEATTLE (Nov. 27) — According to a new report released by the AFL-CIO, 1,089,887 Washington state residents could be negatively impacted if Congress attempts cuts to...
Monday, November 26, 2012 STATE GOVERNMENT ► In The Olympian — Pension ruling could hobble state budget— A judge has ruled that the Legislature...
UPDATE (Nov. 21) — Your calls to Congress are making a difference! But as lame-duck debt-reduction negotiations intensify, we also need to intensify our efforts to...
(Nov. 19) — Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) is urging his colleagues in the U.S. Senate to sign a letter to President Obama that urges provisions be...
By LYNNE DODSON (Nov. 15, 2012) — Tired of trade agreements that serve only multinational corporations and not workers and local businesses? Tired of trade agreements...
Friday, November 16, 2012 WALMART STRIKES ► In the Federal Way Mirror — Walmart workers protest ahead of Black Friday — Several longtime employees...
UPDATE (Nov. 16) — Also at AFL-CIO Now — Trumka: Bain-style tactics by Hostess are ‘wrecking America’ — AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka: What’s happening with Hostess...
Thursday, November 15, 2012 WALMART STRIKES ► In today’s News Tribune — Walmart workers in Federal Way to protest work conditions — Walmart workers...
UPDATE — Here are the Black Friday (Nov. 23) locations in Western Washington where union members and community supporters are urged to show support for striking...