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Washington Legislature
Washington
Washington lawmakers face $16B shortfall as deadline looms
Legislators have been floating progressive revenue ideas, but Governor Bob Ferguson says he won't support a wealth tax.
Washington
Washington bill would rein in self-checkout
Self-checkout stations harm both customers and grocery store employees, says UFCW Local 3000.
Washington
Washington labor will push major worker-friendly reforms in 2025
Washington State Labor Council wants the state to be first in the nation to mandate paid vacation.
Washington
Workplace Wins in Washington: A look at the 2024 legislative session
A bill to extend unemployment benefits to striking workers died, but lawmakers passed other measures to bolster workers rights.
Washington
Washington House votes to allow unemployment benefits for strikers
HB 1893 passed the Washington House of Representatives 53-44 on Feb. 13 and now goes to the Washington Senate.
Washington
Bills would give unemployment benefits to strikers
Washington could join New York, New Jersey, and Maine in providing unemployment benefits when workers go on strike.
Workers Rights
Bill would give strikers in Washington the right to unemployment benefits
Senate Bill 5777, filed Dec. 4, is sponsored by Washington State Senator Karen Keiser of Des Moines and has 15 cosponsors.
Washington
In Olympia, steps forward for workers
Washington’s 2023 legislative session concluded April 23 with wins for worker safety, workers compensation, and affordable housing.
Oregon/Washington
Taking a pro-worker agenda to our state capitols
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
Lawmakers supported apprenticeship and green energy, but punted again on proposals to set standards for hospital staffing.
Washington
Labor bills moving in Olympia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Around the nation and in Oregon and Washington, union political efforts bore fruit on election night.
Washington
For Washington working people, best legislative session in years
Union-backed bills that were blocked when Republicans ran the state Senate had much better results this year.
Washington
With logjam gone, new life for labor bills that died last year
Infrastructure and equal pay bills are already moving one week into the session.
