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• Council to tackle firefighter contract

  February 4, 2012 in City on Page A1 Spokane city leaders are readying for a showdown with the Spokane Firefighters Union over a three-year contract negotiated between the firefighters and former Mayor Mary Verner in the final days … 128

• Federal judge voids two new Idaho anti-union laws

  January 3, 2012 in Idaho A federal judge has invalidated both the new anti-union laws pushed through by Idaho GOP lawmakers last session, saying they violate federal law. 10

• State wants employees to pay more for health care

  October 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire wants state employees to pay more for their health insurance, and is asking union leaders to reopen labor contracts. Their initial response: Not unless businesses … 20

• Bargaining support on agenda for Spokane City Council

  April 20, 2011 in City on Page A5 With the possibility of new rounds of negotiations in which city leaders could ask for more wage and benefit concessions, the Spokane City Council may give its union employees a … 5

• ‘All cuts’ budget moves to House floor despite protests

  April 9, 2011 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Some 7,000 protesters chanting, singing and marching through the Capitol to the strains of bagpipes were unable to convince the Legislature to veer from the path of an … 7

• Scores show support for Wisconsin unions

  February 26, 2011 in City on Page A4 Wisconsin may be 1,600 miles away, but that state’s battle over collective bargaining hits close to home for organized labor in Spokane. “They attack one union, they attack us all,” … 13

• Shawn Vestal: In a recession, honesty is at an all-time low

  February 25, 2011 in City on Page A5 So, to recap: The country sinks into a massive recession, caused by a fraudulent, out-of-control, unwatched-over financial institutions and free-market wheeler-dealers. The rest of us suffer. Jobs vanish, pay cuts … 36

• Pay raises lag in public sector

  January 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 An analysis of recent wage increases shows that the pay of many local government workers is rising slightly slower than the rate of workers in the private sector. From 2002 … 30

• Federal rule would promote union rights in workplace

  December 26, 2010 in Business on Page E4 WASHINGTON — Most private employers would have to display posters informing workers about their right to form a union under a proposed federal rule that is bound to please unions …

• Deal cuts hours, pay for state workers

  December 15, 2010 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – Union leaders for state workers have agreed tentatively to cuts in wages and increases in health premiums for the next two years. Union officials and Gov. Chris Gregoire, … 16

• City Council adopts police concessions

  December 14, 2010 in City on Page A6 The concessions agreed to by Spokane’s police force to save jobs and help balance the city budget include giving up a scheduled 4 percent pay raise, increasing out-of-pocket costs for … 19

• Verner takes lead in longevity

  November 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 In the decade since Spokane began electing strong mayors, none had served more than three years – until this week. Mayor Mary Verner didn’t even need to finish her term … 27

• Proposed contract gives raises to union workers at hospitals

  August 13, 2010 in City on Page A9 Unionized health care workers will continue voting today on a new contract that would award pay raises of at least 3 percent at Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and … 1

• Tentative contract stops hospital strike

  August 12, 2010 in City on Page A5 Unionized health care workers at Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and Medical Center will vote on a new labor contract today and Friday. Details of the tentative agreement that … 1

• One-day strike expected at Deaconess and Valley

  August 11, 2010 in City on Page A5 Union employees are set to strike Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and Medical Center today in a one-day action as contract negotiations lag. Negotiations were still in progress with … 1

• $20 tab tax could get OK without public vote

  August 9, 2010 in City The Spokane City Council has pulled a proposal for tonight’s meeting that would have added a new vehicle license tab fee.Even though a new $20 tax on license plate tabs … 8

• City contemplates pink slips for 120

  August 3, 2010 in City More than 120 city employees could face pink slips at the end of the year unless city unions agree to concessions or the City Council increases taxes, officials warned Tuesday. … 21

• Union approves retailer contract

  January 8, 2010 in Business on Page A14 Cashiers with Spokane’s United Food & Commercial Workers recently approved a contract with Fred Meyer, ending a two-year dispute that included negative ads asking shoppers not to shop from the …

• Union releases deal’s terms

  November 22, 2009 in City on Page B1 City Hall’s largest union will give up half of its promised 2010 pay raise to prevent layoffs, if the Spokane City Council signs off on a new agreement. Officials last … 5

• City, police deal would let Spokane hire 10 officers

  November 12, 2009 in City on Page A5 A tentative deal Spokane city leaders made this week with the Spokane Police Guild would save 12 police officer positions next year, city administrators said Wednesday. The guild is the … 1

• City, Police Guild still in talks

    October 21, 2009 in City on Page A5 Spokane Police Guild members say they remain open to contract concessions to help the city balance its 2010 budget. 1

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  Obama courts unions on health reform

  September 16, 2009 in Business on Page A10 PITTSBURGH – Shoring up a key part of his political base, President Barack Obama turned to blue-collar crowds Tuesday to rally support for health care overhaul and claim credit for …

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  CdA balances budget without job cuts

  September 8, 2009 in City on Page A1 When Coeur d’Alene opened its new library two years ago, space quadrupled and attendance and usage more than doubled. But staffing has only increased from 15 full-time employees to 16.5. …

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  AFL-CIO leader is stepping down

  September 8, 2009 in Business on Page A8 He came to power as an insurgent vowing to shake up the stodgy house of labor that was the AFL-CIO. Fourteen years later, John J. Sweeney, who rose to the …

• Hospital owner’s dispute with union to go before judge

  September 4, 2009 in City on Page A8 Almost a year of failed bargaining between Community Health Systems Inc. and its 1,100 unionized employees will be addressed in a hearing next month by an administrative law judge. The …

• Union to stop telling shoppers to avoid Fred Meyer

  September 3, 2009 in Business The United Food & Commercial Workers will stop advising consumers to shop at competing stores while a Fred Meyer complaint against other negative union publicity proceeds through arbitration. 1

• Managerial union reaches deal with city to avert layoffs

  September 3, 2009 in City on Page A9 Another city union has agreed to concessions in hopes of preventing layoffs next year. The Managerial and Professional Association, which represents 307 employees, agreed this week to a deal that … 1

• City, firefighters reach deal to avoid cuts

  September 1, 2009 in City on Page A7 Spokane firefighters likely will be spared layoffs thanks to a deal reached last week between union leaders and city administrators. The sides agreed to create a new early retirement program …

• Union first to make concession

  August 14, 2009 in City on Page A7 One of Spokane’s smallest unions has agreed to concessions next year to avoid layoffs, making it the first city bargaining group to do so. The Spokane Police Lieutenants and Captains …

• City union gives up retirement match to avoid layoffs

  August 13, 2009 in City The City of Spokane’s smallest union has agreed to concessions next year to avoid layoffs, making them the first to do so. 1

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