Labor

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Business

Striking Seattle electrical workers demand better pay, improved safety

Striking electrical workers from IBEW Local 46 have shut down eight work sites after negotiations broke down with the Puget Sound Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA).
Kamna Shastri
Business

Starbucks union negotiations resume after long impasse

Unionized Starbucks stores sent more than 150 delegates to Atlanta Wednesday to resume talks between Starbucks and Workers United, the union representing more than 400 stores.
Monica Nickelsburg
Education

Paraeducators strike in Port Angeles. But can strapped school districts afford to pay them more?

The Port Angeles School District's more than 3,500 students are getting an extended spring break, as schools remained closed as of Thursday afternoon because of a paraeducator strike.
Sami West
Economy

WA employees are owed $5.4M in stolen wages

Washington workers lose millions of dollars each year to wage theft: They’re just not paid for work they did. A new investigation from the Seattle Times finds many of those workers aren’t getting their money back, in part because of challenges with our state’s department of Labor and Industries. The total amount owed since 2 Seattle Times journalists Taylor Blatchford and Jackie Varriano break it down for us today.
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane
Sneak peek of proposed Seattle police contract shows big raises, but little increase in accountability

A long-awaited agreement between the city of Seattle and its largest police union would significantly boost officer salaries. But according to a copy of the agreement posted briefly on the website of the Seattle Police Officers Guild Friday, it lacks some of the city’s professed goals around accountability.
Amy Radil
Politics

Back to work! Seattle City Council staff ordered to return in person 4 days a week

Workers who support the Seattle City Council will soon be required to return to the office four out of five days per week.
Monica Nickelsburg
Politics

Inslee signs Washington's 'Strippers' Bill of Rights' into law

Strippers in Washington state will have some of the broadest workplace protections in the country under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday.
Monica Nickelsburg
Business

Week in Review: downtown Seattle, police, and landlines

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Too Beautiful to Live’s Andrew Walsh, author and speaker Jodi-Anne Burey, and the Seattle Metro Chamber’s Rachel Smith.
Bill Radke

Kevin Kniestedt
Politics

The powerful union is not expected to endorse anyone until closer to November.

The 1.3 million member union is in every battleground state. Former President Donald Trump has also met with the organization and made his pitch. But don't expect an endorsement any time soon.
Don Gonyea
Business

Hybrid revolution leads to surge of working moms. But can they have it all?

The rise of remote work appears to be helping women stay in the labor force after having kids, which has clear benefits for the economy and individuals. But hybrid work may not be a golden ticket to career advancement and satisfaction.
Monica Nickelsburg

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