STATE GOVERNMENT ► This morning from AP — State Legislature passes budget bill after all-night session— The Legislature approved a supplemental budget Wednesday, setting the...
UPDATE (Apr. 17) — Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council, has written a column about yesterday’s rally and why Tax Day would be...
TAX WEALTH, NOT WORK! ► At AFL-CIO Now — Get ready for 99% Spring ‘Tax Wealth, Not Work” actions — This week, some 100,000 activists...
The following is crossposted from unitehere8.org: SEATTLE — On April 3, workers at the Hyatt at Olive 8, a non-union hotel, bravely stepped forward and joined...
The following press release was distributed Monday by the IAM: JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD (Tacoma, April 9) — The International Association of Machinists (IAM) are conducting informational...
UPDATE (April 11) — The Jobs Bonds legislation has passed the Legislature! Stay tuned to The Stand for more details. Thank you for participating in the...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► In Saturday’s Olympian — Budget deal said to be 2 minutes from agreement— The state Senate managed to pass two of three...
By KEN WINKES I visited two men in a local care facility yesterday, both in their 90s. One of them still hopes to return to his...
The National Association of Letter Carriers and supporters of U.S. Postal Service employees will rally from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 12 at Seattle’s...