Monica Nickelsburg
Labor & Economy Reporter
About
Monica Nickelsburg covers labor, business, and the local economy. Her reporting focuses on how economic policies, the cost of living, technology, and the changing nature of work affect everyday people living in the Pacific Northwest.
Monica came to KUOW in 2023. Before that, she spent six years covering the intersection of technology and politics for GeekWire and worked as a digital producer for The Week.
Monica grew up in Los Angeles and got her B.A. in Journalism and History from New York University before landing in Seattle.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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What’s sending first-generation electric cars to an early grave?
A growing number of early electric car adopters are scrapping or replacing their cars when batteries that are no longer under warranty go haywire.
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What's sending first gen electric cars to an early grave
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Starbucks union negotiations resume after long impasse
Unionized Starbucks stores sent more than 150 delegates to Atlanta Wednesday to resume talks between Starbucks and Workers United, the union representing more than 400 stores.
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Expert says Boeing's decision to move HQ from Seattle contributed to safety crisis
The decision to move Boeing’s headquarters out of Seattle was one of several factors that eroded the company’s safety culture, according to expert testimony during a Senate hearing Wednesday.
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The campground crunch
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Ghost Mall: Lululemon is latest store to abandon Seattle’s Pacific Place
On a sunny Wednesday morning in Downtown Seattle, you could count the number of shoppers at Pacific Place mall on two hands.
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Can $500 a month make a dent in Seattle-area poverty?
About 100 people were selected for a 10-month “Guaranteed Basic Income” pilot in King County that launched in the fall of 2022.
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Back to work! Seattle City Council staff ordered to return in person 4 days a week
Workers who support the Seattle City Council will soon be required to return to the office four out of five days per week.
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Did Boeing bring in a woman to clean up its mess in a ‘glass cliff’ scenario?
A few days before Boeing tapped the first-ever woman to lead its Commercial Airplanes division, Christy Glass predicted it would happen.
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Boeing at the glass cliff
