Monica Nickelsburg
Labor & Economy Reporter
About
Monica Nickelsburg is an economy reporter covering labor issues, the changing nature of work, the rise and fall of industries, technology trends, and workplace equity. She has extensive experience covering Amazon, Microsoft, and other major players re-shaping the Seattle region.
Monica spent six years covering the intersection of technology and public policy as GeekWire’s civic editor. As a freelancer, she’s covered food and sustainability for The Food and Environment Reporting Network, Civil Eats, Grist, and others. Before moving to Seattle, Monica worked as a digital producer for The Week and interned for NBC, The Daily Beast, and Forbes. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from New York University in Journalism and History.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Business
Amazon sued by FTC over 'tricking' customers into Prime subscriptions
Amazon is in the hot seat with federal regulators and lawmakers this week. The Seattle-based tech giant faces a lawsuit over practices on its e-commerce website and a separate investigation into safety conditions at its warehouses.
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Business
Median earnings for full-time working WA men $14,600 higher than for women
Washington state has one of the widest gender pay gaps in the nation. But KUOW's Monica Nickelsburg is exploring one strategy for changing that.
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Gender pay gap remains stubbornly high 60 years after landmark legislation
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Business
How to lose money if you’re a working woman? Have kids
Working women stand to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of their careers compared to their male counterparts. The median salary gap between men and women is particularly dramatic in Washington state.
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Business
Highway robbery: What keeps Seattle-area women in the salary slow lane
Early in her career, Chanin Kelly-Rae, a diversity and inclusion consultant in Seattle, experienced what is sometimes called “the breadwinner bonus.”
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Business
UW reaches deal with postdocs and researchers, ending strike
The University of Washington, and the union representing thousands of its postdocs and researchers, agreed on a tentative contract Thursday. The deal brings UAW 4121’s strike to a close.
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Business
Dockworkers reach tentative deal with West Coast ports, averting strike
The organizations representing dockworkers and ports along the West Coast reached a tentative agreement Thursday after months of tense negotiations.
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Education
The basics behind the UW Researcher Strike
KUOW labor & economy reporter Monica Nicklesburg joins Soundside to talk about the researcher strike happening at the University of Washington.
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Business
2,400 UW researchers strike for raises, inclusivity
Thousands of University of Washington research scientists and postdoctoral researchers went on strike Wednesday to demand living wages, childcare support, and other benefits.
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Business
Dockworkers slow down at West Coast ports amid ongoing labor dispute
Contract negotiations between the International Longshore & Warehouse Union and the industry group representing their employers have dragged on for more than a year.