Washington Jobs Bonds ‘A Great Victory’ for Workers, State
This is a cross-post from David Groves at The Stand, a project of the Washington State Labor Council.
OLYMPIA (April 11) — With strong bipartisan support, the Washington state legislature today passed the Infrastructure Jobs Bonds sought by a labor-business coalition to create some 20,000 jobs throughout the state. Washington State Labor Council (WSLC) President Jeff Johnson called it "a great victory for the working men and women of our state, especially those in the construction industry who have suffered from such high unemployment since the beginning of the recession."
