Friday, July 18, 2025 STRIKES ► KOMO — Garbage strike continues as Kent, Bellevue offer new trash drop-off sites...
Thursday, July 17, 2025 STRIKES ► From My Northwest — Local residents fed up with Republic Services strikes —...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 STRIKES ► From KING 5 — Trash delays hit dozens of Washington cities amid Teamsters...
By Brendan Williams As a legislator I came to realize no principle on Earth could withstand the arbitrary pressure to adjourn on time – if such...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Don’t cloud issue for voters (editorial) — A new initiative being pushed by a coalition of private...
The Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO, the largest labor organization in the state representing approximately 500 union organizations with 400,000 rank-and-file union members, is accepting nominations...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: ► In today’s News Tribune — Employers ‘hit jackpot’ with workers’ comp reform, leader says — This legislative session, business did “extraordinarily well,”...
UPDATE: This action has expired. Gov. Gregoire signed the bill decertifying the union. The Legislature passed ESSB 5742, a revenue bill for the Washington State Ferries...
The BlueGreen Alliance and Apollo Alliance announced a merger Thursday to strengthen and unify the movement to build a clean energy, good jobs economy to fuel...
THE WAR ON UNIONS: ► In today’s NY Times — Judge voids law curbing Wisconsin unions — Ruling that Republicans in the State Senate had...
LEGISLATIVE NEWS: ► In today’s Olympian — Senate OKs $32.2 billion state budget — The Senate voted 34-13 to give final approval to a $32.2...
By John Burbank You’d be hard-pressed to find a better example of “kick-’em when they’re down” politics this year than the workers’ compensation legislation rushed through...
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FIND OUT HOW TO JOIN TOGETHER with your co-workers to negotiate for better wages, benefits, and a voice at work. Or go ahead and contact a union organizer today!
