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
Seattle debates whether to expand big business tax to balance city's budget
Seattle’s business community is bristling at a proposal to expand taxes that target large, wealthy companies in the city. It’s one of several ideas that came out of a workgroup of stakeholders tasked with exploring ways to close an impending budget gap.
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Politics
Fired Amazon employee-activist leads Seattle City Council race
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Business
Amazon takes Washington regulators to court over alleged safety violations
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Business
Where does Amazon want Sound Transit to build a new Seattle light rail station?
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Business
Organizers, politicians predict ‘massive wave of enthusiasm’ will revive labor movement
The share of American workers represented by a union has dropped to a record low of about 10%.
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Technology
The future of AI, in Seattle and beyond
Artificial Intelligence is showing up in our daily lives more and more, from smart search engines to fake images on social media. Government regulation is trying to catch up. The Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT and backed by Microsoft. KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg is here to tell us how the investigation might impact AI in our daily lives and in Seattle’s tech scene.
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Technology
Microsoft partner OpenAI reportedly under FTC investigation
The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly investigating OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed startup that makes the smash hit ChatGPT.
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Business
Fire sale: Amazon prepares for Prime Day amid record heat
Amazon warehouse workers are preparing for a hot Prime Day, literally.
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Business
Good deal: Savers Value Village worth nearly $4 billion after strong public debut
America’s largest private thrift store just went public.
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Business
Exploring policy solutions to the gender pay gap
KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg explores one of the world’s most intractable challenges.