Press Release: People of Spokane to Vote on Worker Bill of Rights
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON: Judge Salvatore Cozza from the Spokane County Superior denied a preliminary injunction brought by the Mayor of Spokane to block the vote of a Worker Bill of Rights initiative,...
View ArticleThe Spokesman-Review: Recognize workers’ rights
While The Spokesman-Review got it right that all qualifying citizens’ initiatives should make it onto the ballot, the editorial board continues to get it wrong on corporate rights. The post The...
View ArticleThe Inlander: Worker Bill of Rights will be on ballot as city declines to...
The Worker Bill of Rights is the fourth initiative from Envision Spokane, now operating under Envision Worker Rights, to qualify for the ballot. It would grant new protections and rights to workers in...
View ArticleThe Spokesman-Review: State Supreme Court to hear 2013 Envision Spokane case
Not wanting communities exercising authority in the places where they live, business and government interests appeal a Washington appellate court decision to the Washington Supreme Court. The appellate...
View ArticleEnvision Spokane fires back against mayor’s legal challenge
Envision Spokane is asking a judge to throw out a legal challenge brought by the mayor against the group’s most recent ballot initiative. The post Envision Spokane fires back against mayor’s legal...
View ArticleThe Spokesman-Review: Supreme Court date set for Envision arguments
Spokane, WA, residents qualified a Community Bill of Rights for the ballot for 2013. Corporate and government interests attempted to keep the measure off the ballot, and lost in an appellate court....
View ArticleTruthout: Campaign for a “Worker Bill of Rights” Puts ALEC in Spokane’s...
Spokane, WA's Worker Bill of Rights asserts the right to community decision-making over corporate claimed "rights" to call the shots. And in Colorado, residents' community rights state constitutional...
View ArticleThe Spokesman-Review: Election preview: Spokane Proposition 1, the Worker...
Spokane, WA's, Worker Bill of Rights initiative places worker rights over corporate privileges. “If we are about creating ...sustainability, we can’t get there without actually challenging this idea...
View ArticleKXLY.com: What Prop 1 means for Spokane residents, businesses
Residents supporting the Worker Bill of Rights in Spokane, WA, call out fear tactics used to dissuade voters, and press forward with their efforts to raise minimum wages, assure equitable pay...
View ArticleIn These Times: A Bill of Rights That Puts Workers Above Corporations
With union and labor backing, as well as endorsements from local groups and nationally renowned Noam Chomsky, Spokane, WA's, Worker Bill of Rights charter amendment will be voted on by residents next...
View ArticleNovember Elections Update
Learn the latest news from election day in Grant Township and West Chester, PA; Youngstown, OH; and Spokane, WA. And check out the launch of our new website! The post November Elections Update appeared...
View ArticleSpokane,WA 2013 Community Bill of Rights goes to state Supreme Court
After City and corporate interests kept Spokane residents' 2013 Community Bill of Rights off the ballot, CELDF argues before the Washington Supreme Court to recognize the right of the people to...
View ArticleSpokane: Ballot Box and Court Room for Rights
This November, Spokane, WA, residents led groundbreaking work in advancing worker rights, and made a stand for community rights in the Washington Supreme Court. The post Spokane: Ballot Box and Court...
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