One of the biggest challenges facing many U.S. military personnel when returning to civilian life is finding a good job. The Helmets to Hardhats program addresses...
STATE LEGISLATURE ► In today’s Olympian — House Democrats’ budget avoids tax increase— It does this by lopping $81.6 million of state support for local...
EVERETT — President Barack Obama visited the Boeing plant here on Friday to thank and praise its proud workforce and to call for greater efforts to...
The following is an excerpt from a joint statement from the respective leaders of the National Union of Healthcare Workers and the International Association of Machinists...
By JOHN BURBANK There’s no other way to say it: health coverage for new employees is dismal in Washington. Only a little over half of Washington...
STATE LEGISLATURE ► Today at TheOlympian.com — House Democrats: Cut employee health care, delay school funds– The House Democratic budget is formally on the table:...
Here is today’s edition of the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Update newsletter: OLYMPIA (Feb. 21) — Knowing that the short 2012 legislative session would be...
STATE LEGISLATURE ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — State budget challenge drops from $1.5B to $1B — Tax collections, which have been in a freefall...
The AFL-CIO has sent a letter to all members of Congress saying the nation’s largest labor federation cannot support the legislation (H.R. 3630) in Congress on...