Boeing news:

►  In the News Tribune --  Boeing fallout to take time -- Now that Boeing’s decision has been made official, talk show hosts and politicians are wondering very much out loud what the state and the business and labor communities could do differently the next time, which could come as soon as 2012 when Boeing and its two major unions again talk about new contracts. 

►  In today's Everett Herald -- Aerospace: Are we in or are we out? (editorial) -- The state’s business climate can and must become more competitive. Labor, which justifiably feels it was misled by Boeing, must overcome short-term anger and take a long-term view. It’s not too early for union leaders to sit down with the company and discuss how to achieve the labor peace.

So-called "free" trade: How's that workin' out for ya?

►  In the PS Business Journal -- 787 move won't uproot suppliers -- The 787's global supply chain means that few in-state suppliers send parts directly to Boeing. As a result, proximity to the new plant doesn’t matter. Indeed, some larger suppliers have set up production outside the U.S., where costs are far cheaper than in South Carolina. And more are considering the step.

►  In today's Seattle Times -- Trade and globalization: We are what we buy and how we buy it (David Sirota column) -- Two decades into this allegedly glorious "free trade" era, an ever-bigger swath of Flyover America looks just as flicks like "Roger and Me" predicted: rusted, abandoned, boarded up, and/or otherwise resembling a nuclear test site. Even less shocking, that apocalyptic reality has been largely ignored by a political and media establishment that believes economic emergencies are only those that threaten Wall Street bankers. Indeed, if the Beltway chattering class has paid attention to trade reform at all, it has portrayed the cause as a boring "special interest" crusade of supposedly selfish unionists and crazed anarchists. Circumstances, however, have undermined the narrative power of that deliberately dishonest cliché.

►  In today's Oregonian -- Stable farm labor seems elusive in global economy -- In the past two decades, U.S. producers of labor-intensive crops have not kept up with the growth in the market. They have lost both global and domestic market share to foreign competitors, primarily because of cheap labor and lower production costs overseas.

Election redux:

►  In the News Tribune -- Strickland’s lead grows in Tacoma mayor race -- Councilwoman Marilyn Strickland (labor's endorsed candidate) widened her lead after Saturday’s ballot count, to 1,090 votes over architect Jim Merritt, but neither candidate declared victory or conceded.

►  In today's Olympian -- Eyman plans next ballot measure -- How state lawmakers handle taxes in January will have a lot to do with what he proposes. House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler says tax increases are not a certainty as lawmakers try to bridge a budget gap of $1.2 to 1.7 billion.

►  From AP -- Eyman loses on I-1033, but vows to roll on -- The reality is, he may never go away. His direct-democracy factory is now simply part of Washington state’s political routine.

National news:

►  In today's LA Times -- UNITE HERE, Workers United/SEIU in heated dispute over members -- Loyalists of UNITE HERE, which claims some 260,000 members nationwide, call the split an illegal power grab orchestrated by the giant SEIU. The secessionist Workers United bloc, which said it represents some 130,000 workers -- a number UNITE HERE disputes -- is affiliated with the SEIU. The dispute has cost organized labor millions of dollars to fight and dealt pleased employers an upper hand as union shops battle each other.

►  In Saturday's NY Times -- Jobless recovery (editorial) -- As dreadful as the latest unemployment figures are, they understate the severity of the problem. They also obscure an even grimmer fact: Unless there is more government support, it will take several years of robust economic growth -- by no means a sure thing -- to recoup the jobs that have been lost.

►  In today's Seattle Times -- Sen. Cantwell pitches in on bill to help Main Street (editorial) -- She deserves thanks for pushing hard on a bill that could do more for job-creating and job-preserving businesses on Main Street than all the bailouts of the Wall Street investment banks.