In initial election night returns, 57.50% of voters in Renton, Washington are saying yes to Initiative Measure No. 23–02, which qualified for the ballot back in November and concerns establishing labor standards for the city’s employers.
Tag: Fair Wages & Leave
Posted inPolicy Topics
U.S. Senate Republicans use chamber’s undemocratic sixty-vote threshold to deny railroad workers sick leave they need
Senate Republicans used the chamber’s undemocratic sixty vote threshold to nix a concurrent resolution in Congress to require paid sick leave for railroad workers. Democratic and independent senators voted for it, but most Republicans withheld their votes.
Posted inPolicy Topics
U.S. House votes to adopt railroad labor agreement plus provide workers sick leave
If the Senate signs off on the proposed modification to the labor agreement, President Biden could sign the new terms into law and obligate railroads to provide sick leave to their workers, which they should have simply agreed to do in the first place in negotiations, obviating the need for congressional intervention.
Posted inPolicy Topics
A majority of Washington voters agree more with Democrats about the causes of inflation
50% of 782 likely voters interviewed for NPI by Public Policy from October 19th-20th said they agreed more with Democrats about the causes of inflation and price increases, while 43% agreed with Republicans more. 7% were not sure.
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Railway strike averted thanks to eleventh hour deal brokered by Biden administration
Negotiators representing American railroad workers have reached an agreement with the nation’s biggest railways on a new contract that will keep the nation’s railways open and avoid a strike that could have raised prices and hurt the economy.
Posted inCivil Liberties
NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking about the American Dream with Abigail Disney
In the ninth and final installment of NPI@NN (2022), NPI’s Caya Berndt spoke with activist and filmmaker Abigail Disney about her film “The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales,” labor organizing, and improving the lives of the workers at the Happiest Place on Earth.
Posted inPolicy Topics
President Biden congratulates Washington for adopting overtime pay law for farmworkers
It’s not often that the President of the United States issues a statement weighing in on the passage of a law at the state level. As Biden’s comments make clear, this issue is really, really important to him.
Posted inPolicy Topics
PCC Community Markets members just voted to elect two PCC workers to the co-op’s board
Donna Rasmussen and Laurae McIntyre are longtime PCC members and employees who are concerned about PCC’s future, just as our team at NPI is.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
Joe Biden’s primetime address adeptly sought to relink U.S. to the idea of E Pluribus Unum
America’s forty-sixth president is commendably seeking to restore faith in government, showing that the people of the United States can enable each other to realize their hopes and dreams.
Posted inElections
BC’s NDP government authorizes COVID-19 relief as province begins a dark, dreary winter
Premier John Horgan’s government has put together a COVID-19 Recovery Benefit program, in which an estimated 3.7 million B.C. residents will get grants up to $1,000 (Canadian) per family and $500 for individuals.
Posted inElections
Immigration, healthcare, economic security discussed at Pramila Jayapal’s latest town hall
Read NPI’s recap of U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal’s sixteenth town hall, held Wednesday, May 2nd at the Seattle Central Public Library in downtown Seattle.
Posted inBreaking News
Equal pay for equal work easily clears the Washington State House again
The Washington State House of Representatives has once again overwhelmingly approved a bill that would address pay inequity in the workplace, sending its version over to the Senate, where it is certain to get a better reception than in the past thanks to the chamber’s new Democratic majority.
Posted inEconomic Security, Policy Topics
State House swiftly passes paid family and medical leave bill, sending it to Inslee’s desk
Washington State’s House of Representatives has enthusiastically given its backing to a landmark paid family and medical leave bill that will bolster the economic security and well-being of Washington families. The House took action within an hour of having received the bill from the state Senate, which is extremely fast.
Posted inEconomic Security, Policy Topics
Washington State Senate passes landmark paid family and medical leave bill
By a vote of thirty-seven to twelve (a three-to-one margin), the Washington State Senate has passed a landmark paid family and medical leave bill that will strengthen the economic security and well-being of families across the Evergreen State.