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%. Monica Nickelsburg Play AudioListen 2 mins
Hotel workers' strike disrupts July 4th holiday in Southern California Hotel workers in Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Orange County are striking for better wages and working conditions, affecting scores of hotels over the July 4th holiday. Erin Kenney Play AudioListen 5 mins
U.S. Starbucks workers join in a weeklong strike over stores not allowing Pride décor Starbucks workers in cities including Chicago, Philadelphia and San Antonio plan to walk out or picket over coming days following worker accusations that the company is scaling back its LGBTQ support. Juliana Kim
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. Monica Nickelsburg Play AudioListen 6 mins
WA mushroom farm ordered to pay $3.4 million for discriminating against female workers A little more than a year ago, a Sunnyside mushroom farm put a job posting on Facebook, looking for only male workers. The post was made by a lead employee of the then Ostrom Mushroom farm. Now, the farm will have to pay out 3.4 million dollars to settle allegations of discrimination against workers it fired. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez Play AudioListen 2 mins
Amazon settles with former employee over claims of union interference Amazon settled a dispute with a former employee of an Amazon Fresh grocery store this week over allegations of unfair labor practices at the Seattle facility. Monica Nickelsburg Play AudioListen 2 mins
Fred Meyer, QFC workers can wear Black Lives Matter buttons, judge says A union that represents more than 50,000 grocery store, retail, and other workers is celebrated a victory Friday, after a judge agreed with them and said they can wear their union-sponsored Black Lives Matter buttons at work. KUOW Staff
Why is it so hard to unionize Amazon? It’s been a year since the first-ever successful union election at an Amazon facility, a milestone many believed would herald a labor movement at the Seattle-based tech giant. But rather than igniting a blaze of unionization, the labor movement at Amazon may be sputtering out. Monica Nickelsburg Play AudioListen 2 mins
Union-led residency program aims to combat WA teacher shortage Starting next school year, up to 20 aspiring special education teachers will get hands-on, paid classroom experience in the Federal Way, Walla Walla, and Mukilteo school districts through the Washington Education Association’s inaugural teacher residency program. Sami West Play AudioListen 2 mins
As CEO steps down, Starbucks employees strike On Monday, as Howard Schultz stepped down as interim CEO of Starbucks, he sent a memo to leadership at Starbucks. It reads, in part: “As I step away, I leave you all as the stewards, in service of all of our partners. They are the heart and soul of our company — the living embodiment of human connection.” Today, “partners” — aka store baristas — at 100 Starbucks cafes are on strike. Monica Nickelsburg Play AudioListen 8 mins
