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Washington State Labor Council
Politics
Portland-area labor unions weigh in on May 17 primary races
NOLC and AFSCME decide not to take sides between Wheeler and Bailey for mayor.
Washington
Washington State Labor Council opposes carbon tax Initiative 732
I-732 was supposed to be revenue neutral, but would cost the state $914 million over four years.
Green Jobs
A labor report from the Paris climate summit
Washington AFL-CIO’s Jeff Johnson tells why he was there, and why labor MUST get involved.
Politics
Labor highlights from the November 3 general election
For workers, this year’s low-turnout Nov. 3 election was a mix of successes and setbacks.
Analysis
State AFL-CIO scores Washington lawmakers
Four SW Washington Democrats get 100 percent, but a Centralia Republican leads the anti-labor pack
Union democracy
Washington AFL-CIO re-elects leadership
All candidates ran unopposed. The elections are every four years.
Washington
A labor union look at the ballot in Washington
WSLC wants a pro-worker majority to retake the state senate
Jobs
Southwest Washington students get taste of construction careers
About 1,200 high school students took part in the construction job fair
Politics
Washington State Labor Council issues political endorsements
State labor federation backs challenger to SW Washington Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler
Politics
Washington State Labor Council lays out agenda for 2014 Legislature
State AFL-CIO wants sick leave, crackdown on worker abuse, and a $15/hr minimum wage
Politics
Labor backs Washington measure to label GMOs
Monsanto opposes the requirement to label genetically engineered foods.
Building our communities
Labor Roundtable holds awards dinner
Vancouver group names Temple Lentz of OFNHP "union member of the year"
Politics
2013: Not a good year for labor in Olympia
After two Democrats defected, Washingtonians got a bitterly partisan Legislature
Union democracy
Washington AFL-CIO convention: ‘Labor can’t do it alone’
Resolution calls for continued fight for new I-5 bridge with light rail
In Memoriam
Larry Kenney, 1930-2013
The former president of the Washington State Labor Council started as a printers union activist
Politics
Unions prepare to play defense in Washington Legislature
Grief for labor as Democratic turncoats turn the Washington state senate over to Republicans.
Politics
A union guide to the Washington ballot
Top priority is governor's race, but labor backs same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization too.
Politics
Labor-backed candidates in Washington advance from primary
Jay Inslee, a former Democratic congressman, was the top vote-getter for governor.
Washington
Washington Labor Council ‘opposes’ Herrera Beutler
No established Democrat has filed to run against the one-term anti-union Republican Congresswoman.
Washington
AFL-CIO backs Inslee over McKenna for Washington governor
The early endorsement comes as Republican McKenna leads in the polls.
