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Boeing withdraws contract offer after talks with striking workers break down

Boeing has withdrawn a contract offer that would have given striking workers 30% raises over four years after talks broke down.

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Machinists head back to bargaining table with Boeing amid strike

While machinists continue to strike, their union will head back at the bargaining table with Boeing on Monday, Oct. 7.

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80 seniors scramble to find housing after Seattle assisted living facility announces closure

Leadership at the Norse Home assisted living facility in Seattle told residents Sept. 9 it is ceasing operations by next June, to undergo a massive remodel. The closure has more than eighty residents scrambling for new places to live.

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Pedals used to steer Boeing 737 Max jets on runways can get stuck, NTSB says

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Striking Boeing workers in Washington state say they’re in it for the long haul

This week Boeing presented what it called its “best and final” offer to the 33,000 machinists who have been on strike for nearly two weeks. The union representing the workers rebuffed the proposal, displeased with its details and how Boeing presented it. Analysts say the union has the upper-hand in negotiations going forward.

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Boeing to begin furloughs, leadership takes a pay cut, as machinist strike continues

As Boeing's machinists continue to strike, furloughs and pay reductions are in store for the rest of the company.

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Boeing workers having trouble making ends meet amid strike

Unionized Boeing employees say they’re facing serious economic hardship as they wait on a new contract with the aerospace giant.

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Amazon is ordering employees to go back to pre-Covid, in-office schedules

When 2025 arrives, Amazon will order its employees to go back to the before times with a five-day per week, in-office schedule, at assigned desks.

Arts & Life

Bellevue slated to get its own edition of Monopoly

Bellevue will be the first city in Washington state to get its own, officially licensed, edition of Monopoly. What's on the board? That's up to locals.

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Unified and determined, Boeing workers take to the picket line in Washington state

Tens of thousands of unionized Boeing workers showed up to airplane plants Friday not to work, but to call for better pay and benefits. For the first time since 2008, Boeing workers are on strike.