Monica Nickelsburg
Labor & Economy Reporter
About
Monica Nickelsburg is an economy reporter covering labor issues, the changing nature of work, the rise and fall of industries, technology trends, and workplace equity. She has extensive experience covering Amazon, Microsoft, and other major players re-shaping the Seattle region.
Monica spent six years covering the intersection of technology and public policy as GeekWire’s civic editor. As a freelancer, she’s covered food and sustainability for The Food and Environment Reporting Network, Civil Eats, Grist, and others. Before moving to Seattle, Monica worked as a digital producer for The Week and interned for NBC, The Daily Beast, and Forbes. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University in Journalism and History.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Business
UW reaches deal with postdocs and researchers, ending strike
The University of Washington, and the union representing thousands of its postdocs and researchers, agreed on a tentative contract Thursday. The deal brings UAW 4121’s strike to a close.
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Business
Dockworkers reach tentative deal with West Coast ports, averting strike
The organizations representing dockworkers and ports along the West Coast reached a tentative agreement Thursday after months of tense negotiations.
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Education
The basics behind the UW Researcher Strike
KUOW labor & economy reporter Monica Nicklesburg joins Soundside to talk about the researcher strike happening at the University of Washington.
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Business
2,400 UW researchers strike for raises, inclusivity
Thousands of University of Washington research scientists and postdoctoral researchers went on strike Wednesday to demand living wages, childcare support, and other benefits.
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Business
Dockworkers slow down at West Coast ports amid ongoing labor dispute
Contract negotiations between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union and the industry group representing their employers have dragged on for more than a year.
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Business
West Coast dock workers slow operations amid an ongoing labor dispute
The Pacific Maritime Association, which represents the ports, says work stoppages are disrupting shipping in Washington state and beyond.
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Law & Courts
Seattle employer can sue workers over 2017 strike, U.S. Supreme Court rules
The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday that a Seattle company has the right to sue the union representing its employees for damages arising from a 2017 strike. The company, Glacier NW, sued the Teamsters Local 174 after drivers walked off the job with concrete still spinning in their trucks.
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Business
Hundreds of Amazon employees walk out over company's carbon footprint, in-person work policy
Nearly 2,000 Amazon employees pledged to join a one-hour walkout Wednesday to protest the company’s environmental impact and workplace policies. About 915 of them are based in Seattle, according to organizers of the demonstration.
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Business
Microsoft joins plea for government regulation of AI tools like ChatGPT
Microsoft President Brad Smith went to the other Washington this week to ask government officials to put guardrails up around artificial intelligence.
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Amazon employees plan walkout over return-to-office policy, and more