Trends and Developments Concerning Washington Public Labor Contracts
By Jim Cline, Kate Kremer and Chris Casillas
In our last blog, we reported the significant drop in inflation reported in the October CPI report. With current CPI standing at 0.8% and 0.6% for the “All-Cities” and Seattle index, respectively, how might this sudden drop affect bargaining?
BY Jim Cline and Kate Kremer
Just last month, we noted that inflation appeared to be “trending downward” at that inflation at 2% or less might be the “new normal.” This week’s CPI report further reflects that downward trend.
By Jim Cline
The Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council just released their November report on the State and national economy and like their report last month, it provided mixed news about the state of the economy. [Read more…]
