Tuesday, Oct. 4 is National Call-In Day to urge our U.S. Representatives and Senators that with more than 25 million Americans searching for full-time jobs, they...
By Richard Trumka I was honored to sit in the House gallery recently as a guest of first lady Michelle Obama to listen to President Barack...
Today’s news links: E.G.T. UPDATE â–ş From AP — ILWU fined $250,000 for damage; union will appeal — “What’s going on out there is awful,”...
By Jeff Johnson Last Thursday, Sept. 29, on a beautiful fall evening in the park in front of Longview’s Monticello Hotel, 800 to 1,000 community and...
UPDATE (Oct. 4) — Fred Meyer, Teamsters reach tentative contract agreement The following was distributed Sunday afternoon by Teamsters Local 117. TUKWILA (Oct. 2) — Nearly...
Earlier this year, the Washington State Labor Council launched a three-year fundraising campaign (2011-13) to support the state’s labor education efforts, which play a critical role...
Today’s news links: STATE GOVERNMENT â–ş In today’s News Tribune — A major test of humanity for Washington’s Legislature (editorial) — The impact of Washington’s...
Today’s news links: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE â–ş In today’s Columbian — Postal workers rally outside Herrera Beutler’s office — About 60 postal workers from across...
On Tuesday, Sept. 27, members of the four employee unions of the U.S. Postal Service were joined by their community supporters at informational rallies nationwide —...