Labor contracts

American consumers and nearly every industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt next month. One of the biggest rail unions rejected its deal last week over concerns about demanding schedules and the lack of paid sick time. Here are some of the expected impacts of a rail strike.

The Seattle school board is kicking off its search for a new superintendent with a community town hall on Thursday evening, but labor groups representing…

The Edmonds School District and the teachers union say they have reached a tentative agreement, but bargaining is still underway in many other parts of…

Four years of walkouts and labor organizing have paid off for workers at Sakuma Brothers Farms in Skagit Valley. The workers are planning a celebration…

Nurses at Tacoma General Hospital held an informational picket on Monday before heading back to the bargaining table with MultiCare this week. The union,…

Contentious labor negotiations at the television station KING 5 have now gotten the attention of Seattle’s City Council. A council committee has passed a…

Employees in the Puget Sound area working for grocery chains such as QFC, Safeway and Fred Meyer have approved new contracts that protect their health…

Grocery store workers in the Puget Sound region came very close to going on strike in late 2013, but recent contract negotiations have gone more smoothly…

Boeing engineers and technical workers have voted to accept a new six-year contract, one that the company said "helps position us for continued success in…

King County Metro Transit bus drivers are stepping up their pressure on officials to give them more bathroom breaks. On Monday, some workers picketed…