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Sea-Tac baggage handlers and cabin cleaners sign union cards

Ashley Gross — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:36:00 +0000

(Editor's note May 23, 2013: Corrects to clarify that workers have signed cards to join unions but haven't been recognized as unions by their employers. Until they're recognized, they don't have legal status as collective bargaining units.)

After a year of agitating over working conditions, more than 1,000 workers at Sea-Tac Airport say they have now signed cards to join unions.

Grocery workers approve new 3-year contract

Bellamy Pailthorp — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 06:07:01 +0000

Unionized grocery workers in the region say they're glad they didn't have to go on strike. But they say the threat of a massive walk out was what helped them get a new contract they could accept. Votes tallied over the weekend show a resounding 95% approval.

Grocery workers voting on contract offer, approval likely

Bellamy Pailthorp — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:23:00 +0000

Unionized grocery store workers are voting this week on a tentative agreement with their employers at the region's four big chains. Ratification of a new three-year contract looks likely.

About twenty five thousand grocery workers in King, Snohomish, Kitsap and North Mason counties are covered in the contract. Most work for QFC, Fred Meyer, Albertsons and Safeway stores.

Grocery Workers' Contract Talks Resume

Bellamy Pailthorp — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:22:20 +0000

With just a week to go before Thanksgiving, there's new hope in the grocery workers contract dispute. Negotiators are back at the table today after a resounding majority of union members threatened to go on strike.