Following is a statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka regarding Ohio voters’ resounding 61%-39% rejection of the state’s Republican anti-collective bargaining law: One message rang loud...
Hundreds of union volunteers with the Washington State Labor Council’s Labor Neighbor program have made thousands of phone calls to fellow union members across the state,...
The Washington State Labor Council and union organizations across the state have been informing members and their families about labor’s recommendations on initiatives that appear on...
SEATTLE — The Keep Washington Rolling coalition opposing Initiative 1125 has announced that The Boeing Co. and the Machinists union representing tens of thousands of Boeing...
SEATTLE — Protect Our Communities, the campaign urging voters to reject (again) Initiative 1183, the latest corporate-sponsored initiative to deregulate and privatize liquor sales in Washington...
On Tuesday, Republican Attorney General and gubernatorial hopeful Rob McKenna will join the State Republican Party in welcoming George Bush’s “Architect” Karl Rove for their fall...
The Washington State Labor Council and labor organizations across the state are joining with the business community to oppose Tim Eyman’s latest ballot measure, Initiative 1125,...
UPDATE (Sept. 8th) — Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler never did hold a town hall meeting during the month-long Congressional recess that ended today. However, she returns...
UPDATED with a fresh solicitation of lobbyists’ money! (see below). The staff of The Stand was forwarded an email invitation to attend a fundraiser — with...
OLYMPIA — The state Office of Fiscal Management has released its fiscal analysis of Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1125, finding that if passed, the initiative would blast...
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