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Washington Legislature

Oregon/Washington

Taking a pro-worker agenda to our state capitols

Feb 2, 2023

Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington have big plans to help working people in this year’s legislative sessions.

Washington

Washington closes 2022 legislative session with short list of worker gains

Mar 17, 2022

Lawmakers supported apprenticeship and green energy, but punted again on proposals to set standards for hospital staffing.

Washington

Labor bills moving in Olympia

Feb 16, 2022

Measures to expedite energy facility siting, promote apprenticeship, and set minimum health care staffing have passed their first chamber.

Washington

An early look at Washington labor’s 2022 legislative agenda

Jan 19, 2022

The Washington State Labor Council will push a “Workers’ Recovery Agenda” that prioritizes workers’ health and safety, and job creation.

Politics

Washington State Labor Council releases state lawmaker ratings 

Jul 14, 2021

As tallied by the AFL-CIO, Southwest Washington has some of the most pro-worker legislators in the state, and some of the most anti-worker.

Washington

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.

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.

Politics

A night of wins for working people

Nov 13, 2018

Around the nation and in Oregon and Washington, union political efforts bore fruit on election night.

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