By JOHN BURBANK This time of year, high school seniors who plan to go to community college or the UW take a look at the actual...
By BRENDAN WILLIAMS Once again, a state legislative session that slashed another 1,266 state jobs along with many other programs — in defiance of any rational...
By JEFF JOHNSON It’s Tax Day in America. The day when we pay up for the common good. Well, at least some of us pay...
By JEFF JOHNSON The 2012 Legislative Session limped weary eyed to a close last week. It was a bittersweet ending to a bittersweet session. There were...
By KEN WINKES I visited two men in a local care facility yesterday, both in their 90s. One of them still hopes to return to his...
By BRENDAN WILLIAMS As historic arguments unfold this week before the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA),...
By JEFF JOHNSON Today, the U.S. Supreme Court begins three days of hearings on the Affordable Care Act. Not since the 1965 Voting Rights Act has...
By DON ORANGE The Association of Washington Business (AWB), our state’s Chamber of Commerce, is fighting to eliminate industry regulations! Not exactly a “man bites dog”...
By JAMES GREGORY The Great Recession has been accompanied by a great silence. We read statistics about the unemployed but don’t see faces or hear voices of...
By JOHN BURBANK Are you saving for your retirement? If you are working, you are. You put 4.1% of your paycheck into Social Security, through the...
CHECK OUT THE UNION DIFFERENCE in Washington state: higher wages, affordable health and dental care, job and retirement security.
FIND OUT HOW TO JOIN TOGETHER with your co-workers to negotiate for better working conditions and respect on the job. Or go ahead and contact a union organizer today!
