Rent cap law continues to move despite objections

OLYMPIA—An attempt to impose a cap on rent increases elicited intense debate from both sides of the issue March 19 in the Senate Committee on Housing. “Washington cannot afford to take steps that risk straining the housing economy any further,” said Carter Nelson, public affairs manager for Washington Multi-Family Housing Association in opposition to the […]

Providence Everett nurses win landmark bargaining agreement contract

EVERETT—What started four months earlier in October of 2023, nurses at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett on February 21, 2024, overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with their employer addressing concerns about staffing and patient safety at the hospital. “When we went out on strike in November, we were united in identifying better staffing as the […]

Ferguson, Robinson join Providence nurses strike, speak at candlelight vigil

EVERETT, Wash., November 17, 2023—Providence Regional Medical Center nurses, patients, and community allies gathered together for a candlelight vigil at Everett’s Drew Nielson Park, Thursday, November 16, to show their solidarity for patient safety in wake of strike. It’s been 60 hours since over 1,300 nurses entered the picket lines, on November 14, to strike […]