Accountable Northwest

Accountable Northwest is an investigative and accountability organization serving as an independent watchdog on the issues that matter most to working families.

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

Another @FreedomFdtn "special project" goes down in flames.

[Karla Hernández-Mats @KarlaforFlorida]

Celebrating 🎉 our landslide victory in the PERC election, & standing strong against the deceptive tactics of the Freedom Foundation. This win reflects the power of unity and commitment to workers' rights. Let’s keep the momentum going and by voting! #UnionStrong

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

“The reality is that in two weeks, [University President] Dr. Danny Jacobs earns roughly the same as a postdoc researcher earns in a year, but in spite of that shocking disparity, the board awarded him an additional $700,000 toward retirement." https://t.co/TX1PLNG9oF

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

"Washington State Ferries over-relies on overtime. Engine room staff are often called on to work backshifts, often sleeping in their cars and at the docks." https://t.co/Dk17Vdx0tO

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

“There’s nothing that really tells our members when a [process] has changed. Nobody really knows what those changes are.” https://t.co/DgpIpVxktK

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

They’re demanding the return of postmarking machines, increased transportation between post offices and transfer centers, and a return of mail processing to Medford. https://t.co/LfsDVFhEoq

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

Although the cost of living in Portland has increased substantially since 2017, unionized employees at KOIN say they’ve only received one 1.5 percent raise in seven years. https://t.co/hksWeDQPlx

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

In 2023, commodity prices that companies pay fell by 3% while consumer prices rose 3%, boosting corporate profits and CEO pay. https://t.co/4cngP3KD0a

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

"In his first term as governor, Walz signed off on a bill that lawmakers called the strongest protections against wage theft in the country." https://t.co/Du9p6H3D3z

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

NLRB regional offices have seen a 32% increase in the number of petitions filed compared with this time last year, the agency said. And unions are winning more elections - 79% this year...https://t.co/CUBJFDq6A3

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

“If you think about someone who works outdoors all day, they are now being exposed to a lot more heat over the course of their work shift than they were maybe five or 10 years ago.” https://t.co/DUdD926KDV

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday cast new doubt on the National Labor Relations Board’s ability to oversee labor disputes, agreeing with SpaceX that the agency’s board members and administrative law judges are likely serving unconstitutionally. https://t.co/Tc94tGtQNe

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

“The AFT fights every day to uphold workers’ retirement security,” Randi Weingarten, the union’s president, said in a statement. “But that future and our investments cannot be dependent upon practices that harm fellow workers in the name of profit.” https://t.co/jHKSvKveJN

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

“We feel strongly that when a company like ADI receives millions in public funding, they must be held accountable for how that funding is used, and first and foremost they should be paying their workers a living wage,” said Ben Coffey, an operator at ADI. https://t.co/touPkpVfDx

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

"As vice president, she played a key role overseeing relations with labor groups during an administration considered the most pro-union since the New Deal." https://t.co/fT2HyIIOEP

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

"Eliminating the hated two-tier wage system and ending poverty wages for the lowest ranks of its members are the main bread-and-butter issues for the new contract." https://t.co/wTpPcAaht9

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

This is the first strike by the labor union in Samsung Electronics' entire 55-year history, according to local media. https://t.co/Q1IDnip3rj

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

In the 34-page ruling, the judges said the workers were made to sleep in the workplace in order to have "manpower available 24 hours a day". https://t.co/8MtQKfmUVg

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

"...the Southern economic development strategy was never designed to help the vast majority of working Southerners; rather, it reflects efforts to ensure continued access to the cheap labor of Black people following emancipation." https://t.co/Gc1M29vIOa

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

"Bay Area factory workers, striking teachers from West Virginia to Los Angeles, Starbucks baristas, and Amazon warehouse workers have all mentioned her work to me as an inspiration." https://t.co/CSHZroktzz

[Accountable Northwest @AccountableNW]

More stores have the potential to be sold in the Evergreen State than in any other state if the merger goes through, including 16 in Seattle. https://t.co/KpeIiAE8EU