Complete News Archive

2003 - Present

JUNE
The News Tribune: Voters will likely decide home-care training level (6/28/08)

Yakima Herald: Senior care initiative supporters visits Yakima (6/27/08)

Tri-City Herald: Backers push merits of Initiative 1029 (6/27/08)

Missoulian: Labor union withdraws home care initiative (6/26/08)

Post-Intelligencer: WaMu deal OK'd for $7 billion infusion (6/25/08)

APRIL
Post-Intelligencer: More training for long-term care workers (4/22/08)

MARCH
Daily Columbian: Union wants lawmakers to require more training for care workers (3/13/08)

Seattle Times: Unions' win streak in legislature is broken (3/10/08)

Spokesman-Review: Alliance seeks more money for nursing home workers (3/09/08)

Seattle Times: Microsoft CEO may chip in millions to keep Sonics (3/06/08)

Seattle Times: Child-care bill a new kind of law for the private sector (3/05/08)

FEBRUARY
Post-Intelligencer: Democrats unveil state budget plan (2/20/08)

Salon.com: Obama, Clinton and the Working Class (2/06/08)

Seattle Times: State's largest labor union backs Obama (2/05/08)

JANUARY
Daily Columbian: Union Disputes Nursing Home Plan (1/31/08)

Olympian: Unions to Seek Money for Agencies (1/13/08)

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2007
Post-Intelligencer: Caregiver Contracts OK'd (11/30/07)

Post-Intelligencer: SEIU a growing force in state's politics (6/17/07)

Horse's Ass: Ye Shall Reap What Ye Shall Sow (5/17/07)

Seattle Times: Eyman critics want courts to block vote on tax initiative (5/17/07)

Seattle Times: Initiative would block tax subsidy for Sonics (5/17/07)

Seattle Times: Union, nursing home alliance team up (3/5/07)

Seattle Times: Sonics want $300 million; some legislators roll eyes (1/19/07)

Post-Intelligencer: Sonics present plans for new arena (1/19/07)

Shift Break/KBCS: Labor split on Sonics subsidy: mp3 podcast (1/18/07)

Olympian: Democrats' huge majority creates new equation at Capitol (1/9/07)

Longview Daily News: Senate swears in Hatfield, other Dems (1/9/07)

Kitsap Sun: Nurses Voice Concerns in Care for the Elderly (1/9/07)

Seattle PI: Legislative session kicks off Monday (1/4/07)

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2006
Olympian: State Must Do Better on Medicaid (12/14/06)

Olympian: More Poor, Less Care? (12/08/06)

KPLU: Medicaid Reimbursement (12/08/06)

Olympian: Labor groups have fresh goals for state Democrats (11/24/06)

Seattle PI: Unions still face hard times (9/5/06)

Olympian: State workers clout in unions raise worries (9/4/06)

Seattle PI: Nursing home workers, employers fight together (9/4/06)

Spokesman-Review: Nursing homes accept union (9/2/06)

Seattle PI: Foes Of Tax Spending On Key Arena Files Signatures (7/7/06)

Seattle Times: As the number of seniors grows, can the state help with their care? (7/5/06)

Seattle PI: Battling Another Stadium Subsidy (7/3/06)

Everett Herald: Budget Always A Guessing Game (7/2/06)

Seattle PI: Estate Tax Foes Have Wealthy Backers (6/9/06)

Seattle Times: Immigration Issues Give Candidate A Fighting Chance (6/5/06)

Spokane Spokesman-Review: Coalition sues to stop law requiring voter-record matching (5/25/06)

Seattle Times: Groups Target State Supreme Court Races (5/23/06)

The Olympian: Business Groups Top Lobby Spending (5/21/06)

Seattle PI: Initiative On Revamp Of Key Arena Filed (5/18/06)

Seattle PI: Initiative To Seek Lid On Arena Cost To Taxpayers (5/17/06)

Seattle Times: Initiative Would Block Tax Subsidy for Sonics (5/15/06)

Seattle Times: Massive Protest Rally in Seattle (5/1/06)

Seattle Times: Council Lists Key Arena Wishes (4/27/06)

Seattle PI: Immigration Rights Protest Today (4/10/06)

Yakima Herald-Republic: Funding increase will assist elder care (3/25/06)

Seattle Times: NBA'S Stern Goes 1-1 With Lawmakers (2/24/06)

Longview Daily News: Against Tax Breaks (2/19/06)

NPR: Nursing Home Crisis - Advocates Rally for Funding (2/16/06)

KXLY: Statewise Rally for Nursing Homes (2/16/06)

TNT: Long-term solution needed for nursing home funding (2/13/06)

Longview Daily News: Nursing Homes Seek More Funds (2/14/06)

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2005
Seattle Times: Labor's New Frontier - Service Sector Demands New Tactics (9/25/05)

Seattle Times: Home Care Worker Loses Suit on OT (SEIU Fights back!) (9/15/05)

TNT: Wake Up Call For Labor Movement (9/4/05)

The Olympian: Labor Downcast On Holiday (9/3/05)

Seattle Times: Strike Sets Tone For Labor Day (9/5/05)

The Olympian: SEIU Fight To Protect Quality Care (7/18/05)

Seattle PI: Labor Rift At Facility Heats Up (Prov Mt. St. Vincent) (7/13/05)

The Columbian: New Tool To Access Needs Triggers Controversy (7/11/05)

The Columbian: Forced To Handle With Less Care (7/11/05)

Seattle Post Intelligencer: Home Care Agency Joins Union (5/17/05)

Evergreen Politics (webblog): SEIU - The Return of Bold Labor (4/5/05)

AP: Judge says DSHS violated federal law by cutting wages (4/5/06)

Seattle Times: State's broken tax system means society is worse off (4/4/05)

AP: Lawsuits legacy looms over state budget (4/2/05)

The Olympian: Senate undoes proposed cuts to home-care funding (3/30/05)

Seattle PI: No Major increases in health programs (3/22/05)

The Olympian: Workers seek inheritance tax to fund health care (3/1/05)

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2004
Columbian: Carlson and Pridemore trade attacks (10/25/04)

Everett Herald: Business, Labor Split on Candidates (10/24/04)

USA Today: What Recovery? Working Poor Struggle - Featuring SEIU 775 member Sherry Byrum (6/9/04)

Seattle Times: Labor Turns Against Leading House Democrat (6/7/04)

The Olympian: Tax Breaks Don't Guarantee Job Growth, Critics Say (4/12/04)

Seattle Times: Helen Sommers Faces Primary Challenge (4/4/04)

Seattle Times: Home care union blended force, finesse to win gains (3/22/04)

Tacoma News Tribune: Home Care Workers Show How To Force Change (3/14/04)

Spokesman-Review: Contract Victory A "Home Run" (3/14/04)

Associated Press: Bitter Battle Turns Into Victory (3/13/04)

Washington News Service: WA Home Care Workers Anticipate Long-Awaited Raise (3/4/04)

KATU-TV (Spokane Fox): Washington Unions Endorse Christine Gregoire For Governor (2/23/04)

Seattle PI: Opposing budgets offered in Legislature (2/24/04)

Seattle Times: Budgets a victory for home care workers (2/24/04)

Tacoma News Tribune: Both budgets fund home care contract (2/24/04)

Olympian: Budgets Emerge From Capitol (2/24/04)

Tacoma News Tribune: Major Unions' Backing Boost Gregoire's Campaign (2/24/04)

Post Intelligencer: 3 Major Unions Endorse Greogoire (2/24/04)

Tacoma News Tribune: Letter Saying Op-Ed Attacking Home Care Workers Was Wrong

Tacoma News Tribune: Op-Ed By Republican Legislator Attacking Home Care Workers

Tacoma News Tribune: Previous Editorial Attacking Home Care Workers Was Inaccurate And Unfair (1/29/04)

Tacoma News Tribune: Editorial Attacking Home Care Workers (1/29/04)

Associated Press: House OKs Home Care Workers Contract (1/29/04)

Tacoma News Tribune: Home Care Contract Advances (1/29/04)

Seattle Times: $1 Billion Budget Gap May Greet Lawmakers (1/24/04)

Seattle Times: SEIU activity on Washington caucuses (1/22/04)

Associated Press: Classes Divided On Tax Breaks (1/21/04)

KUOW radio: Legislature Debates Tax Breaks for Business (1/21/04)

AP: Critics say new home care system leaves sickest worse off than before (1/19/04)

Seattle Times: On The Move - David Rolf elected President of SEIU Local 775 (1/19/04)

The Olympian: New Contract Merits Support (1/14/04)

Associated Press: Home health care workers call for higher wages, health care coverage (1/13/03)

The Olympian: Spokane Spokesman-Review: Lawmakers Pray, Lock Horns (1/13/03)

Tacoma News Tribune: Chanting Again In Olympia (1/13/04)

Seattle PI: Lawmakers Ready To Get Back To Work (1/13/04)

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2003
Tacoma News Tribune: Home Care Workers' Registry Sill In The Works (11/18/03)

Tacoma News Tribune: Home care workers OK contract with state (11/15/03)

Associated Press: Home Care Workers Ready For Contract Fight (10/29/03)

Yakima Herald-Republic: Home Care Workers Reach Deal On Benefits (10/29/03)

Spokane Spokesman-Review: Home Health Aids Reach Tentative Agreement (10/29/03)

Associated Press: Dean Tells Crowd He'd Improve Health Care (10/29/03)

Seattle Times: Union Organizes Rally For Presidential Hopeful Dean (10/31/03)

Everett Herald: More Alternatives to Assisted Living (op-ed by nursing homes (8/23/03)

Seattle Times: Democrats Court State Labor Vote In Gubernatorial Race (8/24/03)

Olympian: State Budget Goes To Locke (6/6/03)

Seattle PI: Budget Approved (6/6/03)

Spokesman-Review: Home Health Aides' Proposal Victim Of Willful Neglect (Op-Ed by Sen. Lisa Brown, 6/3/03)

Spokesman-Revew: Budget Cuts To Hit Home (6/3/03)

Seattle PI: Budget Proposal Angers Union (6/3/03)

The Olympian: Budget Divides Parties (6/3/03)

Seattle Times: Deal Reached On Budget (6/2/03)

Seattle Times: Deal Near For New Budget (5/31/03)

Olympian: No Talks On Disputed Contract (5/24/03)

Yakima Herald-Republic: State Has Lots Of Claims On New Money (5/24/03)

Seattle Times: State Refuses To Reopen Health-Worker Contract

Olympian: Home Care Splits Budget Team (5/23/03)

Seattle Weekly: A Labor of Shove (5/21/03)

Associated Press: Budget Writers Stuck On Raises For Home Care Workers (5/21/03)

Olympian: Home Care Workers Greet Legislators With Demand For Pay Raises (5/13/03)

Spokesman-Review: Home Care Aides Rally In Olympia (5/13/03)

Seattle PI: Both Sides Get Their Say After Column (4/28/03)

Seattle Times: Democrats Try To Barter Budget Plan (4/26/03)

Seattle Times: House Speaker Asserts Leadership (4/24/03)

Yakima Herald-Republic: Prayer, Politics Mix For Home Care Workers (4/16/03)

Seattle PI: What May Be Pathetic Is Lawmaker's Behavior (3/14/03)

Bellingham Herald: Home Care Workers Renew Pay Raise Fight (3/6/03)

Spokane Spokesman-Review: Rally Backs Home Care Contract (3/6/03)

Seattle Times: Senator Scolded By Late Mother's Caregiver (3/5/03)

Spokane Spokesman-Review: Home Care Workers Plan To Picket West's Home (3/5/03)

Seattle Times: Proposed Budget Creates Frenzy (3/4/03)

Associated Press: Home Care Contract Faces Battle (3/21/03)

Spokane Spokesman-Review: State Should Care About Caregivers (3/19/03)

Spokane Spokesman-Review: Home Health Aids Get Closer To Raise (3/16/03)

Yakima Herald-Republic Letter: You Try It (3/16/03)

Olympian: Union Leader Rolf Takes Aggressive Approach (3/15/03)

Seattle PI: Home Care Workers Deserve Respect (3/13/03)

Associated Press: Budget Panel OKs Contract For Home Care Workers (3/12/03)

Columbian: Like Big Businesses, Caregivers May Move "Offshore" (3/12/03)

The Olympian: Marie Antoinette/Let Them Eat Cake! (3/11/03)

Spokane Spokesman-Review Letter: Honor the Home Care Contract (3/11/03)

Bellingham Herald letter: Support Decent Wages for Home Care Workers (3/10/03)

Bellingham Herald - Home Care: It Takes Love and Money (3/3/03)

Spokane Spokesman-Revew letter: Home Care Workers Deserve Better (3/2/03)

Associated Press: Home health care workers plead for better wages, benefits (2/28/03)

Washington News Service: Seniors Testify for Homecare Contract (2/28/03)

Yakima Herald-Republic: Home Care Workers Strive for Liveable Wages (2/21/03)

Port Townsend Leader letter: Homecare Workers are underpaid (2/12/03)

Olympian: Home Care Workers Merit Pay Increase (10/14/2002)

Associated Press: Home Care Workers Greet Legislators (1/14/2003)

Spokane Spokesman-Review: Home Care Workers Demand Raise (1/14/2003)