With President-elect Donald Trump promising mass deportations when he takes office on Jan. 20, uncertainty is rising for immigrants across the U.S. State lawmakers have limited power over federal ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A bill that would extend unemployment benefits to workers who go on strike was up for a public hearing in ...

Several hundred people gathered on the steps of the state Capitol to support health care and a wage replacement program for ...

When workers go on strike, they’re often making a bet to temporarily lose their wages to fight for better ones. This year, ...

Hundreds of people marched in Olympia today, then rallied on the steps of the state Capitol to demand access to healthcare ...

A federal judge put a temporary hold on the White House directive as Washington and 21 other states filed a lawsuit.

Washington Democrats are again prioritizing illegal immigrants over law-abiding Washingtonians with an unemployment insurance program.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Washington dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs ...

A Washington state Democrat is floating a policy to help protect unemployed illegal immigrants who are unable to receive unemployment benefits. The news comes as President-elect Trump and his ...

However, advocates responded that it would be unlikely to cause a significant impact - Joe Kendo with the Washington State Labor Council said monthly unemployment payouts would see a benefit ...