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March 12, 2009 - 12:37 pm
NEWS FEED: Sound Politics

Provocation of the Day

In recent years there have been grumblings in some Democratic circles that arms of the organized labor community were becoming too strident. Whether it was hardball tactics by the WEA, opposing reform uber alles, or SEIU trying to take out...

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March 10, 2009 - 07:51 am
NEWS FEED: News Tribune

Day-care centers with 1 state-supported child could unionize

By Joe Turner

The House on Monday, on a 65-31 mostly partyline vote, passed House Bill 1329, measure that creates still another group of private-sector employees to be unionized.

Hence, the Republican opposition to the bill. The bill was sent to the Senate.

The bill lets the owner-operators, aka directors, and their workers form a union for purposes of bargaining with the state for wages and benefits. This is much like what happened with home-care workers, although the Service Employees International Union used a ballot measure to get most of the way there.

The independent providers and agency workers covered by these contracts are, indeed, a lot better off that $8.

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March 3, 2009 - 04:29 pm
NEWS FEED: News Tribune

Coalition for the Homeless focuses on the positive

By Joe Turner

After I shamelessly wrote a story about how Gov. Chris Gregoire's budget proposal would eliminate a couple programs for the downtrodden, (General Assistance Unemployable) I somehow got onto the e-mail list for the Washington State Coalition for the Homeless.

(I know, I was doing just what the Democrats and SEIU 775NW wanted.)

Anyway, now I get all kinds of news from them.

Here is the homeless newsletter.

Coalition Director Mia Navarro Wells (of Tacoma) said "I am tired of dwelling on the bad news we hear every day."

So she notes there is $25 million of federal simulus money for Washington to help prevent homelessness and that they've enjoyed decent press in newspapers (including editorials) about preserving the GAU and ADATSA programs.

Anyway, read the newsletter.

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Mon, 07/07/2008 - 11:49

Eyman, SEIU initiatives would boost state deficit

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1603|title=Tim Eyman|desc=permanent-offense.org|link=none|url=undefined|align=left|width=100|height=135]Two of the three initiatives that seem to be headed for this November's ballot could bring, in addition to the will of the people, nearly $300 million in deficit spending.

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Mon, 06/30/2008 - 13:17

Gregoire walking in SEIU worker's shoes for a day

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

The weekend is over and, despite the summery Monday weather, it is time to get back to work.

The same goes for Gov. Chris Gregoire who is participating in the Service Employees International Union's (SEIU) "walk a day in my shoes" program today, where candidates and elected officials follow a union worker for a day on their job.

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Fri, 06/27/2008 - 12:51

Enter Evergreen Progress, Rossi attack ads

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1553|title=State Sen. Dino Rossi|desc=Campaign photo|link=none|align=left|width=210|height=246]The long wait is over. Washingtonians can now see just what kind of issue ads that the 527 group Evergreen Progress will be running. Today they launched a half million dollar ad buy consisting of three television ads discussing Dino Rossi's record as a state Senator.

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Mon, 04/28/2008 - 15:07

UPDATED: SEIU endorses Gregoire

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

The Washington State Service Employees International Union Local 925, one of the largest and most politically active unions in the nation that represents childcare and health care workers, has announced it will endorse Gov. Chris Gregoire for governor in 2008.

TNT's Political Buzz reports that the official endorsement will occur tomorrow morning at 9:30 in Tacoma at Community Montessori Day Care.

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Thu, 02/07/2008 - 10:18

Washington SEIU Endorses Obama

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

Tacoma, WA -

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) announced yesterday that it was endorsing Barack Obama for President. SEIU, the state's largest labor union with over 100,000 members, had previously endorsed John Edwards until he suspended his campaign just over a week ago.

The Times' Ralph Wilson has a take on it here.

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