Union: We cannot allow Amazon to set health and safety standards Amazon warehouse workers in New York are getting help from unions in their fight for better pandemic working conditions. Carolyn Adolph Play AudioListen 2 mins
Big labor makes big demands for change by Seattle police Big labor is making big demands of the Seattle Police Officers Guild: Get on board with new reforms to address institutional racism and unconstitutional policing, or risk losing the protection of the labor council in King County. Kim Malcolm Play AudioListen 6 mins
This simple step may prevent fraudsters from posing as you for unemployment money An international band of imposters have been posing as tens of thousands of Washingtonians to file for unemployment claims since the beginning of May, according to the Employment Security Department. This may have cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars. Isolde Raftery Play AudioListen 5 mins
Bunk beds and farm workers: Washington's new housing rules State officials recently issued new regulations to protect temporary farmworkers from the coronavirus. Growers are now scrambling to make changes, while some advocates insist it’s still not enough. Esmy Jimenez Play AudioListen 2 mins
Overtime is now available to more Washington workers. They just had to change a law from the 70s People who make less than $35,000 a year will be eligible for overtime pay in Washington, starting in July. Paige Browning
Staff say a top doc in Snohomish County bullied them and slept on the job. Officials kept it a secret People started complaining about Dr. Mark Beatty soon after he was hired as a top health official of Snohomish County. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Swedish healthcare workers vote to strike for better pay and working conditions The union that represents many health care workers, SEIU, says its biggest concerns around under-staffing are being ignored. Swedish says it wants workers to come to the table and talk. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Play AudioListen 2 mins
November 4th | Alienation and isolation at work A labor organizer and poet reads from his new collection. Why a tiny home village in Seattle is shutting down. How an Instagram-famous baker makes pies to reflect America. And the history of Russian fake news. Bill Radke Play AudioListen 49 mins
PHOTOS: An altar for Seattle's immigrant workers Dia de los Muertos brings single, mostly male workers together at Casa Latina. Together they build an altar to remember and celebrate their friends and co-workers who died alone in the U.S. Esmy Jimenez
$86 less per day: Barbers at Fort Lewis base struggle with pay cuts Barbers at the Fort Lewis military base near Tacoma are alleging retaliation after new management has cut their commissions. Esmy Jimenez Play AudioListen 2 mins