By DAVID GROVES The Stand OLYMPIA (Jan. 29) — “We must no longer allow Washington to be one of the ten most expensive states in which...
LIVE BETTER, WORK UNION! ► In the LA Times — Union membership grew nationally in 2011 — U.S. labor unions picked up 49,000 new members...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► At Washington State Wire — Billion-dollar jobs plan is the talk of the town — but some worry about credit-card financing —...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 27) — As reported earlier in The Stand, Republicans have introduced a package of bills that are all aimed at creating a lower state...
On Friday, Jan. 27, show solidarity with Ruby Ridge dairy workers and their supporters by joining them as they present petitions to Darigold urging the company...
‘RIGHT TO WORK’ FOR LESS UPDATE (Jan. 26): With the Indiana House’s passage of the right to work’ legislation, the Indiana AFL-CIO has requested an...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 26) — The legislative leaders sponsoring the Infrastructure Jobs Bond legislation on Wednesday released draft project lists identifying what capital construction work around the...
The following is crossposted from AFL-CIO Now: By TULA CONNELL WASHINGTON. D.C. (Jan. 25) — President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night made...
STATE GOVERNMENT ► In today’s Bellingham Herald — Building permit numbers illustrate Whatcom County construction woes— Investment in new projects remained quite sluggish last year,...