Today’s news links: INTERNATIONAL TRADE ► At The Hill — White House submits trade pacts after deal with Republicans –The White House sent three pending...
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 ► 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 ► 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 ► In today’s Columbian — Postal workers rally outside Herrera Beutler’s office — About 60 postal workers from across...