THURSDAY, APRIL 27  ■  Call to Action: Join us at Monday's immigration reform march
-- National Day of Action on May 1 will include marches and rallies in Seattle and Yakima.
■  In today’s Seattle P-I -- Immigration march is set for Monday -- Thousands of black-clad demonstrators are expected to leave jobs and classrooms Monday for a May Day march and rally for immigration reform, the second mass protest in downtown Seattle in three weeks.
■  In today’s Yakima H-R -- Organizers set course for reasonable demonstration May 1 (editorial) -- There appears to be growing sentiment in Yakima to back away from walking off the job or skipping school, which have brought appropriate sanctions in previous, smaller demonstrations.
■  In today’s Seattle Times -- Boycott by immigrants: How big will ripple be? -- While there's some disagreement over the political wisdom of the one-day labor strike among immigration-rights groups, a coalition of local churches and immigration-advocacy organizations is forging ahead with plans for work stoppages, marches and rallies in Seattle, Yakima and Bellingham. (Note: The WSLC is not calling for any type of consumer boycott or work/school walkout on Monday.)

Worker Memorial Day news:
■  In today’s Spokesman-Review -- Workplace casualties remembered -- A bell is rung 118 times in remembrance of the Washington workers who last year died of job-related injuries and illness. Click here for a list of the remaining Worker Memorial Day ceremonies planned in the state.
■  In yesterday’s Columbian -- On-job deaths focus of Worker Memorial Day event 
■  In today’s Indianapolis Star -- A voice for safety in our workplaces (Indiana AFL-CIO op-ed)

Boeing news:
■  In today’s Everett Herald -- Boeing's booming: First-quarter profit up 29% 
■  In today’s Everett Herald -- Boeing employees could receive windfall if stock holds up -- Workers would get the bonuses -- possibly as high as shares worth $5,000 -- if Boeing's stock price is more than $47 on June 30. That's looking very likely. Shares closed yesterday at $84.91.

Political news:
■  In today’s Olympian -- WFSE's early endorsements show sift toward Republicans -- A number of GOP candidates are backed by the largest state employee union, along with the traditional endorsement of Democrats. WFSE holds off on endorsements of Sen. Cantwell and Rep. Dicks.
■  Today from AP -- McGavick's $17 million "golden parachute" from Safeco faces challenge 
■  Today from AP -- Initiative to repeal gay rights getting few signatures -- Eyman sends an e-mail pleading for help, saying he's received only 8,718 signatures. He needs 112,440 by June 7. (This is Standard Operating Procedure for Eyman: pleading poverty/desperation for money/volunteers. It should not be construed as a sign his Ref. 65 is in trouble.)
■  In today’s Washington Post -- Pain at the pump may be felt at the polls -- With gasoline prices at  $3 a gallon, the rising bipartisan disgruntlement at the pumps is a troubling sign for incumbents. 

Won't Get Fueled Again news:
■  Today from AP -- Exxon posts 5th highest quarterly profit ever: $8.4 billion
■  In today’s Seattle Times -- Leadership on empty (editorial) -- Bush summed up his administration's leadership on energy policy with a few words of advice: Buy a fuel-efficient foreign car.
■  In today’s NY Times -- Second thoughts in Congress on oil tax breaks -- Republicans echo Bush's call to trim about $2 billion in tax breaks Congress passed last August. Democrats, not to be outdone, push for repealing oil and gas tax breaks worth more than $10 billion over five years.

Wal-Mart news:
■  In today’s Oregonian -- Unionists gather in Portland to protest Wal-Mart pay, policies
■  Today from AP -- Unions protest Wal-Mart health care -- Union members in 35 cities from New York to Los Angeles rally to protest Wal-Mart's business model of low pay and benefits.

Local news:
■  In today’s Yakima H-R -- Backers of Goldendale hospital union to voice views tonight -- Klickitat Valley Health Services employees who want to unionize with SEIU 1199NW plan public forum.
■  In today’s Tri-City Herald -- Gregoire makes case for Hanford vit plant -- Says the governor: "No one is more frustrated than myself, but now is not the time to walk away."
■  In today’s Olympian -- Capitol Chat with L&I Director Gary Weeks -- Topics include prevailing wages, apprenticeship, IBEW and the State Electrical Board, BIAW, and workers' comp.
■  In today’s Everett Herald -- Uninsured try to bring their plight to forefront -- Cover the Uninsured Week is an effort to bring attention to the estimated 46 million people nationally and 793,000 people in Washington who are uninsured. More info: www.CoverTheUninsured.org.
■  In today’s News Tribune -- New 3-year contract provides COLAs for Federal Way teachers
■  In today’s Salem S-J -- Rally today to support Oregon State Lottery workers' organizing drive

National news:
■  In today’s NY Times -- GOP-led Senate votes to shift money from Iraq to border security
■  In today’s NY Times -- Fiscal-conservatives-come-lately (editorial) -- Bush's veto threat against an emergency budget supplement is about an intramural GOP war over a feared mutiny by voters.
■  In today’s Everett Herald -- Leaks happen to presidents who keep too many secrets (Broder column) -- The tension between the legitimate claims of secrecy and the need for public accountability...  has grown worse. The main reason is the Bush administration's reluctance to accept its responsibility to keep the public and press informed on the reasons for the its policies.
■  In today’s San Diego U-T -- AFL-CIO joins breakaway unions at rally in San Diego -- Officials and members of Change to Win unions stood shoulder to shoulder with AFL-CIO members at a rally supporting SEIU Local 2028's attempt to win a contract for 700 workers at Children's Hospital.

This is a time to stand up with millions of Brothers and Sisters around the country to call for a reasonable path to citizenship, the reunification of immigrant workers' families, equal protections at the workplace for all workers, and to restore fundamental human and civil rights for immigrant workers.

We hope to see you there on Monday.