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  Starbucks' union workers plan strike next week unless company agrees to a contract

  Starbucks’ union members have voted to strike at the company’s U.S. stores next week unless it finalizes a contract agreement, the union said Wednesday.

  • Associated Press
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  New Seattle Police contract includes pay boost, increased use of unarmed crisis responders

  A new proposed contract between the city of Seattle and its police officers guild contains pay increases and a more significant role for the city’s unarmed responders to attend calls without a police officer.

  • Amy Radil
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  WA farm labor organizer ends his deportation fight after 4 months in ICE detention

  A well-known farm labor organizer in Washington’s Skagit Valley, Alfredo Juarez Zeferino, has decided to give up his deportation fight for now and return to Mexico.

  • Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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  Seattle teachers begin contract negotiations under cloud of $100 million shortfall

  Contract talks have started between Seattle Public Schools and its teachers’ union over two agreements that expire this summer.

  • Ann Dornfeld
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  Union farmworker organizer ‘Lelo’ denied bond to leave Tacoma ICE lockup

  A prominent Washington farmworker union organizer arrested by ICE earlier this year, will remain detained in the Tacoma ICE facility after being denied release Thursday. The attorney for Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino said he plans to keep pushing to get him out.

  • Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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  Hundreds rally at ICE center in Tacoma after detention of union members

  Hundreds of union workers and immigrant rights advocates rallied Thursday evening outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Tacoma to protest the arrest of dozens of people, including the leader of a farmworker union in Skagit County and a technician and union member at UW Medicine.

  • Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
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  The steep climb to unionize REI

  The successful union drives at REI, Starbucks, and other companies that were historically seen as too difficult to unionize have revived a rusting labor movement. But whether that momentum is sustainable remains to be seen, particularly as organized labor becomes more polarized.

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  'Green vest’ workers fight for union representation on REI board

  Unionized REI employees are determined to have a seat at the table of board directors at the beloved outdoor gear company.

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  The clock is ticking for Costco and Teamsters to unite on a new contract

  The clock is ticking for Issaquah-based Costco and the Teamsters Union to reach an agreement over a new contract for about 18,000 workers across the country.

  • Noel Gasca
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  Starbucks workers strike in Seattle, LA, and Chicago as negotiations stall

  Unionized Starbucks workers in Seattle, Los Angeles, and Chicago hit the picket lines Friday. It’s the start of a five-day strike aimed at disrupting Starbucks during the busy days leading up to Christmas, when many customers stop by for seasonal drinks.

  • Monica Nickelsburg

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