The “chicken little” crowd of corporate CEOs and their lobbyists keeps saying anything California does to boost working people is a “job killer.” Unfortunately for them, the facts tell a very different story.

The names of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson — scrubbed because of their ties to slavery — won’t be the only glaring void when 

he Washington-based Economic Policy Institute estimates that twelve-and-a-half million salaried workers will be gain overtime protections under new Labor Department rules.  The rule change raises the threshold

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has been denied a Washington State Labor Council endorsement because of her support for giving President Obama "fast track" authority to negotiate a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.  Murray is seen speaking at the Boeing Machinists hall in Everett.  Three Democratic House members were also left off labor's endorsement list.