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WFSE is in contract negotiations with negotiators for the Washington state Office of Financial Management and the governor’s office. They need to reach an agreement by Oct. 1. But the union has said the state isn’t agreeing to priorities for members, including  stronger protections for workers’ safety, or any raises.

Journalists at McClatchy-owned papers in Washington and Idaho are calling for higher wages.

The stadium where the Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC and Seattle Reign FC all play is now staffed by a majority union workforce.That wasn’t the case three years ago, when only 17% of Lumen Field staff were unionized.But now, ahead of the city and stadium hosting six matches of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup, many workers have organized. About 80% of the workforce at Lumen now belong to one of a dozen unions representing workers at the stadium.

(Runtime 1:01)After months of negotiations and then a full-on strike, a tentative agreement is reached between Washington State University and its…

The Tacoma Art Museum Workers United committee is still in limbo after a special meeting March 31 with the museum’s board of trustees. The board did not announce a decision on whether to recognize the workers’ union.