Wednesday, July 2, 2025 STRIKES ► From the Philly AFL-CIO: If you’re wondering why DC 33 is on strike...
Tuesday, July 1, 2025 STRIKES ► From KING 5 — Workers at Parkland emergency clinic striking over stalled contract...
Monday, June 30, 2025 STRIKES ► From the Tacoma News Tribune — Multicare Emergency workers to walk off job...
OLYMPIA — If you didn’t hear about this week’s compelling testimony by Jaydra Cope of Spokane about the dire need for affordable, accessible health care insurance...
U.S.P.S. JOB KILLERS ► From Reuters — USPS closings to lead to tens of thousands of job cuts — The U.S. Postal Service announced plans...
OLYMPIA (Feb. 24) — The House Capital Budget Committee heard testimony on Thursday that a bipartisan $1.3 billion jobs package would stem the tide of persistent...
UPDATE (Feb. 27) — Steelworkers ratify agreement with Cooper Tire, ending lockout — The USW said that members of Local 207L have ratified a five-year contract...
The following legislative action alert has been distributed Wednesday by AFT Washington regarding HB 2368: Progress on an important labor and education bill was halted today...
STATE LEGISLATURE ► In today’s Olympian — $1.3 billion plan for 22,300 jobs offered— A major jobs-stimulus plan is starting to move again at the...
Here’s what AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka had to say on Wednesday about President Obama’s proposal to lower the corporate tax rate from 35% to 28% while...
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...
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