In a 40-57 vote on Wednesday, the U.S. Senate rejected the budget passed by House Republicans. Washington Democratic Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray both voted...
With one stroke of his pen at 12:30 pm on Wednesday, May 25, Republican Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin stripped hundreds of thousands of his state’s...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: ► In today’s Seattle Times — Lawmakers strike budget deal; teacher pay cut — State lawmakers appear to have cleared the roadblocks to...
By Kimberly Freeman Brown Right-wing pundits and politicians have been in rare form over the past few weeks, with the National Labor Relations Board’s complaint against...
As a recent Letter to the Editor in the News Tribune pointed out, assistance is available to laid-off workers and businesses impacted by foreign trade, and...
The following news release was distributed Tuesday by AFT Washington: The administration at South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) is slashing 180 course *sections from its...
By Brendan Williams Throughout the 2011 legislative session, cold comfort, and perhaps a smug relativism, was found in the statement, “We’re not Wisconsin.” Indeed, as time...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: ► In today’s Olympian — Workers’ comp bill passes — The Association of Washington Business supports the plan as a way to limit...
On Monday, the Washington State House and Senate passed labor-opposed workers’ compensation legislation, without amendment, that Gov. Chris Gregoire calls “some of the largest reforms in...