EVERETT (July 9) — In the past decade, 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American jobs were lost because of offshoring and outsourcing. The Kimberly-Clark...
Monday, July 9, 2012 BOEING ► From Bloomberg — Boeing lands $7.2 billion order from Air Lease Corp. — The Boeing Co. kicked off...
In a major victory for Department of Veterans Affairs employees and the American Federation of Government Employees, the VA last week ordered an immediate suspension of...
Friday, July 6, 2012 EMPLOYMENT ► From AP — U.S. employers add 80,000 jobs as economy struggles— U.S. employers added only 80,000 jobs in...
(July 6) — Next week, the fight to save Saturday delivery will take center stage in the U.S. House of Representatives, which is expected to take...
Labor Neighbor, the Washington State Labor Council’s grassroots member-to-member political action program, is in full swing. Tens of thousands of union members have already been called,...
OLYMPIA and AUGUSTA, Maine (July 6) — While U.S. trade negotiators are meeting behind closed doors in San Diego, 130 state legislators from all 50 states and Puerto Rico...
In the past decade, 50,000 manufacturing sites closed and 6 million American jobs were lost because of outsourcing. The Kimberly-Clark mill in Everett — which was...
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 LOCAL ► In the Skagit Valley Herald — Hospital union organizers say they’re ready to vote — A noncontract employees...