Wednesday, July 16, 2025 STRIKES ► From KING 5 — Trash delays hit dozens of Washington cities amid Teamsters...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 STRIKES ► From FOX 13 — Trash piles up in Renton amid nationwide Republic Services...
Monday, July 14, 2025 STRIKES ► From Truthout — Sanitation Workers Demand Higher Wages as Trash Pickup Strikes Spread...
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...
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 —...
The following news release was distributed Monday by the ILWU: LONGVIEW (Sept. 26) — Robert McEllrath, President of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, added his...
Today’s news links: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ► Today at AFL-CIO Now — Support Postal Workers: Join today’s rallies to save 120,000 jobs — Under the...
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