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Questions of competition highlight legal battle over proposed Kroger Albertsons merger

The trial in the merger of Kroger and Albertsons has wrapped up after three weeks of hearings in King County Superior Court.
Ruby de Luna
Business

What will it take for Boeing and the machinists union to overcome their 'waiting game'?

Boeing’s most recent contract offer for striking machinists came closest to the union’s demand for higher wages, yet 64% of the union voted to reject that offer on Wednesday.
Natalie Akane Newcomb

KUOW Staff
Business

Boeing offers machinists new contract sparking tentative agreement to end strike

Boeing and the union representing striking machinists have negotiated a new contract proposal that would provide bigger pay raises and bonuses in a bid to end a costly walkout that has crippled production of airplanes for more than a month.
Associated Press
Food

When Seattle’s tip credit expires in 2025, will tips end as well?

Seattle restaurants are sounding the alarm about the economic cliff they’re facing. For years, businesses have been able to apply customer tips toward worker pay. But the tip credit will expire at the end of the year, just as Seattle’s hourly minimum wage for all businesses increases to more than $20 in January. Businesses expect big changes ahead that they say will affect customer experience. Could it be the end of tipping?
Ruby de Luna
Business

Boeing withdraws contract offer after talks with striking workers break down

Boeing has withdrawn a contract offer that would have given striking workers 30% raises over four years after talks broke down.
Associated Press
Business

Machinists head back to bargaining table with Boeing amid strike

While machinists continue to strike, their union will head back at the bargaining table with Boeing on Monday, Oct. 7.
Dyer Oxley
Business

80 seniors scramble to find housing after Seattle assisted living facility announces closure

Leadership at the Norse Home assisted living facility in Seattle told residents Sept. 9 it is ceasing operations by next June, to undergo a massive remodel. The closure has more than eighty residents scrambling for new places to live.
Amy Radil
Business

Pedals used to steer Boeing 737 Max jets on runways can get stuck, NTSB says
Associated Press
Business

Striking Boeing workers in Washington state say they’re in it for the long haul

This week Boeing presented what it called its “best and final” offer to the 33,000 machinists who have been on strike for nearly two weeks. The union representing the workers rebuffed the proposal, displeased with its details and how Boeing presented it. Analysts say the union has the upper-hand in negotiations going forward.
Casey Martin
Business

Boeing to begin furloughs, leadership takes a pay cut, as machinist strike continues

As Boeing's machinists continue to strike, furloughs and pay reductions are in store for the rest of the company.
Dyer Oxley

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