Organized labor is out-voted in the House on workers' comp reform...

...but, says Seattle Times Kate Riley, you wouldn't know it because Speaker Chopp won't let the issue come to a vote. In her editorial opinion today, Riley says Speaker Chopp needs to begin representing "all working families" (emphasis in the original) by supporting workers' compensation reforms that spur job creation and economic recovery, not just organized labor interests. She concludes, 

Citizens need lawmakers to step up and make difficult bipartisan decisions that put the state in better stead for a recovery.

Continue your calls and letters to House Speaker Chopp and urge him to bring ESH 5566 to the floor for a vote.