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VIDEO: Striking workers add to deficit risk for Washington jobless fund

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:27:55 +0000

Washington paid $565,700 in unemployment benefits to 151 striking workers in the first seven months of the year.

Letter: ‘A strike is the withdrawal of labor in a dispute the employer co-produces at the bargaining table’

ClarkCountyToday.com — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 22:57:06 +0000

Washougal's Anthony Teso argues Senate Bill 5041 removes a structural tilt favoring employers in labor disputes.

Opinion: UI fund has a government-made leak harming workers and their employers

ClarkCountyToday.com — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 21:52:24 +0000

138 striking workers have collected 642 weeks of UI benefits totaling nearly $506,000 under Washington's new law.

Opinion: New resource can help public employees understand their rights

ClarkCountyToday.com — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:14:26 +0000

A 2018 Supreme Court ruling made public-sector union membership entirely voluntary — but many workers still don't know it.

WA state workers head into difficult wage talks as budget outlook darkens

ClarkCountyToday.com — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:34:54 +0000

Union leaders say state negotiators have already signaled financial constraints ahead of wage talks intensifying June 26.

Letter: Restoring balance – Breaking the loop of public union dues and politics

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 26 May 2026 23:43:17 +0000

Hines argues Washington's payroll systems actively collect dues funneled into partisan political campaigns.

Opinion: Why do teachers continue to pay union dues?

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 01 May 2026 20:08:24 +0000

Dick Rylander examines union dues and the Janus Supreme Court decision as local teacher contracts come up for renewal.

Letter: ‘We want to be back in school and see our kiddos’

ClarkCountyToday.com — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:49:19 +0000

Shelly Prothro, an Evergreen School District staff member, urges better pay and staffing for classified employees, citing unsafe conditions, injuries, and burnout at Hollingsworth Academy.

Statement from Evergreen Public Schools on PSE Large Group bargaining

ClarkCountyToday.com — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:28:25 +0000

Evergreen Public Schools said union members went on strike Tuesday despite a delayed school start, with the district stating it remains ready to bargain under budget constraints.

Letter: Open letter to Evergreen Public Schools regarding PSE collective bargaining

ClarkCountyToday.com — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:38:58 +0000

Vancouver resident Angie Bunda penned an open letter to Evergreen Public Schools leadership, criticizing spending priorities and supporting the PSE Union in collective bargaining disputes.