July 2016 - nwLaborPress

A bill sponsored by Schrader won praise from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and criticism from the Labor Secretary.

Young outpolled challenger Jakob Juntunen 711 to 665 in a July 12 runoff election.

He retires July 31 after 21 years leading the statewide organization.

Evictions and rampant rent increases are left unchecked in a state that forbids rent control.

Humanity may have to stop using fossil fuels, but that doesn’t mean those employed in fossil fuel industries must be left behind.

An 11th-hour anti-union blitz fell flat at a contractor where workers make half the wage of their union counterparts.

A new union contract will raise wages to at least $15 an hour over a four-year period for nearly 2,000.

Ballots are due Aug. 2 in Washington’s primary, where the top two candidates go on to November, regardless of party.

Farmers markets are free trade. Corporate trade deals like the TPP, not so much.

World Duty Free at first fought the union, but later it reinstated four fired union supporters and reached agreement on a first contract.