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Legislative staff in WA state Senate reject new contract
…ate Democratic Caucus staff rejected a contract offering no pay raise and no just-cause protections against dismissal.
WA state workers stage walkout amid clash over pay demands
Workers at more than 100 worksites statewide walked out for an hour, citing frustration over the state's failure to propose adequate pay hikes ahead of an Oct. 1 contract dead…
WA state workers head into difficult wage talks as budget outlook darkens
Union leaders say state negotiators have already signaled financial constraints ahead of wage talks intensifying June 26.
Judge teaches expensive lesson to city that fired unvaccinated educators
A New York judge ruled Wednesday that 10 employees who refused the vaccine and were fired by the New York City Department of Education must be reinstated with back pay, according to…
Opinion: Secretly negotiated state government pay raises to cost taxpayers more than $1 billion
…ngton Policy Center offers an update of what the government employee unions describe as the ‘largest compensation package’ in history.
Opinion: State government employee unions warn of ‘dangerous’ and ‘disrespectful’ pay talks with governor
Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center states that ‘state and local government employment contracts should not be negotiated in secret.’
Opinion: What is the governor agreeing to in secret union employee compensation talks?
Did you know the Governor’s office is currently negotiating pay and compensation with state employee unions for the state’s 2023-25 budget?
Opinion: Don’t forget tax relief while providing government employee pay raises
…s to Gov. Jay Inslee’s decision to re-open negotiations for state employees’ pay raises.