Labor

Health

Grocery workers push for safety protections

As Washington’s Covid cases continue to grow, grocery workers are calling for stronger work protections. A recent death and an outbreak at a Fred Meyer store in Burien has workers worried and frustrated.

Technology

Power Of The Petition: Nonprofit Helps Front-Line Workers Fight For Their Rights

Eight out of every nine American workers don't have a union to represent them in workplace disputes. A nonprofit website is helping push for better wages and working conditions amid the pandemic.

Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle could get a raise. Here's what the city proposes

Uber and Lyft drivers need a raise, according to Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and the union representing drivers. KUOW has been looking into a proposal that the mayor is putting together.

Politics

Seattle police union tossed out of King County labor council

The King County labor council threw out the Seattle police officers union in a contentious vote Wednesday night.

Business

Union: We cannot allow Amazon to set health and safety standards

Amazon warehouse workers in New York are getting help from unions in their fight for better pandemic working conditions.

Race & Identity

Big labor makes big demands for change by Seattle police

Big labor is making big demands of the Seattle Police Officers Guild: Get on board with new reforms to address institutional racism and unconstitutional policing, or risk losing the protection of the labor council in King County.

This simple step may prevent fraudsters from posing as you for unemployment money

An international band of imposters have been posing as tens of thousands of Washingtonians to file for unemployment claims since the beginning of May, according to the Employment Security Department. This may have cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.