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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
For Washington working people, best legislative session in years Apr 4, 2018 Union-backed bills that were blocked when Republicans ran the state Senate had much better results this year.
With logjam gone, new life for labor bills that died last year Jan 16, 2018 Infrastructure and equal pay bills are already moving one week into the session.
Washington AFL-CIO rates state lawmakers for key 2017 votes Aug 30, 2017 Paid family leave was a landmark win, but legislators tested anti-union bills in the GOP-held Senate.
State AFL-CIO scores Washington lawmakers Aug 19, 2015 Four SW Washington Democrats get 100 percent, but a Centralia Republican leads the anti-labor pack
