Labor advocates filled up the governor's conference room on Monday, May 19, 2025 and watched Gov. Bob Ferguson sign Senate Bill 5041, which extends unemployment insurance to striking workers. (Photo ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawmakers in Oregon and Washington are considering whether striking workers should receive unemployment benefits, following recent walkouts by Boeing factory workers, hospital nurses ...

Lawmakers in Washington state approved a measure to allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits, a topic that has proven contentious among state leaders to the south. Washington’s Senate ...

Tax hikes on rental cars and unemployment benefits for workers on strike are among the changes to state law going into effect ...

U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose in the last week of 2025 but remain historically low, despite signs that the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — On Monday, Bob Ferguson signed a bill granting unemployment benefits to workers who go on strike in Washington state. Senate Bill 5041 will make Washington the third state in the ...

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low despite a weakening labor market ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) has announced a change in unemployment benefits call center hours as part of a 90-day pilot project. ESD said in a release that it ...