By REP. RICK LARSEN “Let Obamacare fail… we’ll just let Obamacare fail. We’re not going to own it. I’m not going to own it. I can...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 27, 2017) — Paid family and medical leave is now the law in our state. This great breakthrough will provide workers economic...
His plan to expand H-2A to cover year-round work is a game-changer that will displace local workers, drive wages down By ERIC GONZALEZ (July 24,...
By SEN. BOB HASEGAWA OLYMPIA (July 24, 2017) — I am saddened to report that the longest and least productive legislative year in the history of...
By JOHN BURBANK (July 14, 2017) — Twenty-eight years ago, a freshman senator in the state Legislature, Patty Murray, dismissed as just a “mom in tennis...
By JOHN BURBANK (June 30, 2017) — We are approaching the Fourth of July, when we celebrate American independence and the success of the colonists’ desire...
For Trump to keep his promises, he must force GOP to make it less ‘mean’ By LEO W. GERARD WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 21, 2017) —...
By JOHN BURBANK OLYMPIA (June 15, 2017) –It’s day 24 of a second special session in Olympia, since legislators couldn’t agree to a state budget before...
Unions must fight for affordable housing or wage hikes won’t help By JONATHAN ROSENBLUM SEATTLE (June 14, 2017) — When New York City fast food...
But your help is needed to ensure apparel giant is accountable for labor rights By HANNAH DOLLING SEATTLE (June 7, 2017) — The University of...
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