Wednesday, August 29, 2012 WORKIN’ IN A COAL MINE ► In the Cleveland Plain-Dealer — Coal miners lost pay when Romney visited mine to...
By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (Aug. 29) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna has gone to great lengths to tell Washington voters that he’s not...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 TAX THE RICH! ► At Huffington Post — Americans say rich are greedy, dishonest, don’t pay enough in taxes, Pew...
What better way to celebrate Labor Day than to enjoy some food, fun and fellowship with other union families? Several AFL-CIO Central Labor Councils around Washington...
Monday, August 27, 2012 MAKE THEM PAY! (not us) ► In the Seattle Times — State’s labor negotiators need to save money for education...
ISSAQUAH, WA — University of Washington students and community leaders, led by members of UW’s United Students Against Sweatshops (UW USAS) and Washington Young Emerging Labor...
Initiative 1185, which will appear on the November 2012 ballot in Washington state, jeopardizes the state’s economic future and undermines basic values held by the vast...
Friday, August 24, 2012 MEDICARE ► From AP — At 55 and 53, couple split by Romney/Ryan Medicare plan— Mike O’Malley is 55; wife...
By LYNNE DODSON and DIANE ZAHN A year ago, when you went to a local Seattle restaurant, grocery store or even health clinic there was more...