UW student employees win big pay boost, improved benefits in tentative deal After a one-day strike, 6,000 University of Washington teaching and research assistants have reached a tentative new labor agreement with school officials. Sami West
Why free money makes you more likely to get a job Guaranteed basic income is an anti-poverty policy gaining traction in Washington cities. Tacoma just started its second basic income pilot, on the heels of a separate King County experiment. KUOW’s economy podcast, Booming, sat down with Natalie Foster, the architect of more than 130 basic income pilots across the country to understand a surprising finding from King County’s basic income experiment, and what it means for the policy more broadly. Monica Nickelsburg Play AudioListen 32 mins
Puget Sound electrical workers vote on whether to end 2-month strike About 1,000 electrical workers in the Puget Sound region were voting on Thursday whether to go back to work. John Ryan
Undocumented Washingtonians can now work as doctors, teachers under new professional licensing law Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Seattle-area grocery workers 'flabbergasted' by Kroger-Albertsons sales plan Grocery workers for Kroger and Albertsons are denouncing the recently released list of stores to be sold off as part of the merger process. Ruby de Luna
A motorcycle rally and a rock show. Boeing machinists vote to strike On Wednesday unionized Boeing machinists voted to strike if they cannot agree on a contract with the company by this fall. Members of IAM District 751 rallied into downtown Seattle, demanding better pay and benefits from Boeing in their new contract. Casey Martin
‘We're at a breaking point.’ Washington ferry workers demand 20% raise Unionized ferry workers who keep the state’s ailing fleet afloat are calling for higher pay and better staffing. On Tuesday morning, over 30 engineers and oilers stood in front of the bustling downtown Seattle ferry terminal, demanding the state to invest more money into jobs. Casey Martin
They 'have fueled so much of Boeing's success.' Washington officials react to machinist strike It didn't take long after news broke that Boeing machinists were going on strike for state and federal officials to start weighing in, encouraging both parties to find a path forward. Dyer Oxley
