Unions

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A GOP senator challenges Teamsters head to a fight in a fiery exchange at a hearing

A congressional hearing devolved into an angry confrontation between Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin and Sean O'Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
The Associated Press
Hundreds of Providence nurses take to the picket line in Everett

Hundreds of nurses at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett went on the picket line Tuesday morning after authorizing a five day strike. The major sticking points are staffing levels and pay. The union and Providence have been in negotiations for months over a new contract for roughly 1300 nurses.
Diana Opong

Kate Walters

Hans Anderson
Starbucks and union face off in Seattle over negotiation rules

Starbucks and the union representing hundreds of its stores faced off at a historic hearing in Seattle on Tuesday.
Monica Nickelsburg
Renton man gets 3+ years for plot to burn Seattle police union building
KUOW STAFF
Out of line or out of context? Seattle police union responds to controversial bodycam video
Dyer Oxley

Ashley Hiruko
Portland expected to get its first stripper union
Oregon Public Broadcasting
'It is not OK,' Seattle union leader responds to transit drug study
Dyer Oxley
4 things to know on Labor Day — from the Hot Labor Summer to the Hollywood strikes

Organized labor has scored some big victories this year, including new contracts at UPS. Can the winning streak continue?
Andrea Hsu

Scott Horsley
WA farmworkers fight for union recognition at mushroom farm that was sued over discrimination, retaliation

Labor activists and farm workers gathered in downtown Seattle Thursday afternoon demonstrating for the right to organize a union at a mushroom farm in Central Washington.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez

Deborah Wang
Teacher strikes delay first day of school for 30k students in southwest WA

Teachers are striking in the Camas and Evergreen school districts near Vancouver. It affects over 30,000 students.
Sami West

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