This past week has been the AFL-CIO’s America Wants to Work National Week of Action, a coast-to-coast mobilization of working people at hundreds of events coast...
INTERNATIONAL TRADE â–ş From McClatchy — State expected to gain from trade agreements — Among the potential winners: U.S. agricultural producers who grow cherries, potatoes...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 13) — Congress gave its approval to three “free trade” agreements (FTAs) on Wednesday, signing off on deals with South Korea (which passed...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — All 46 U.S. Senate Republicans voted against President Obama’s American Jobs Act Monday evening. With 60 votes needed to end the Republican filibuster...
Today’s news links: INTERNATIONAL TRADE â–ş In The Hill — Trade deal votes to divide Democrats — Congress is poised to pass trade agreements with...
By Brendan Williams In an April 26 column in The Seattle Times, a state budget leader crowed that the bipartisan, Senate-driven budget would “move state government...
Today’s news links: STATE GOVERNMENT â–ş In today’s Olympian — At 101, illness claims ex-Gov. Al Rosellini — Former Gov. Al Rosellini, a South Sound...
UPDATE: More than 300 turned out for this Oct. 13 event at Westlake Park to support the call for Good Jobs Now! (See coverage at Slog.)...
Today’s news links: ELECTION â–ş In the Everett Herald — I-1125: A formula for more gridlock (editorial) — It is soundly opposed by the state’s...