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How working people and unions fared in the 2021 session of the Washington Legislature

Jun 30, 2021

Washington State Labor Council will soon report on the 2021 legislative session. Judging by a draft version, it was a good session for labor.

Washington

Washington labor legislation update

Apr 14, 2021

Bills to give farm workers the right to overtime pay and create a COVID-19 workers’ comp presumption look likely to pass.

Oregon

Labor prepares 2021 state legislative agendas

Dec 30, 2020

The union movement will be pushing fairly modest proposals when state legislatures meet in Salem and Olympia in 2021.

Washington

A union guide to Washington’s Aug. 4 primary election

Jul 1, 2020

Ballots will be mailed July 17 and must be return postmarked by Aug. 4. The top two vote getters, regardless of party preference, go on to the November general election.

Oregon

Lawmaking season in Oregon and Washington

Feb 5, 2020

Oregon and Washington lawmakers have begun their 2020 “short” sessions. Thought timelines are short, labor is still calling on lawmakers to deliver.

Washington

For working Washingtonians, a breakthrough session in Olympia

May 1, 2019

Lawmakers voted to tax the rich and invest in infrastructure.

Washington

Washington AFL-CIO will push the Democrats on pro-worker agenda

Jan 15, 2019

Last November’s election resulted in stronger majorities of pro-labor Democrats in the 2019 legislative session that began Jan. 14.

Politics

Republican operative sends counterfeit union mailings to mislead Washington voters

Oct 31, 2018

The mailers try to trick voters into writing in the names of candidates who aren’t running … to drain support from union-backed candidates who are. 

Politics

A union guide to Washington’s November general election

Oct 20, 2018

With Carolyn Long running a strong campaign against incumbent Republican Congresswoman Jaime Herrera-Beutler, it could be an interesting election year for Southwest Washington.

Washington

Labor Roundtable pays tribute to allies in Southwest Washington

Oct 2, 2018

Washington U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell was a keynote speaker at the 34th annual Labor Roundtable of Southwest Washington awards banquet held Sept. 28 at the Vancouver Hilton.

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