Business Starbucks workers’ union effort picks up steam in Seattle "The company calls them partners. They want an arrangement where they feel more in partnership with the company. They feel like being able to bargain as part of a union would allow that, and would allow them to improve their working conditions." Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
National Amazon faces another union vote, this time at a Staten Island warehouse Federal labor officials found enough support among Amazon workers on Staten Island to pave the way for a union election. It could be the second union vote for Amazon this year. Alina Selyukh
National Starbucks workers decide whether to form first U.S. union Voting is ending at three stores around Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks had flown in executives to the area and asked federal officials to delay the ballot count. Alina Selyukh Tom Dinki
National Amazon warehouse workers get to re-do their union vote in Alabama A federal labor official has ordered a revote in the biggest Amazon union election in the U.S. The agency found the company's anti-union tactics tainted the original vote that rejected unionizing. Alina Selyukh
National Amazon warehouse workers in New York will file for a union vote Amazon workers in New York plan to take an initial step toward forming a union. Organizers say they have collected some 2,000 signatures for a union vote from warehouse workers on Staten Island. Alina Selyukh
Politics Unions in Washington state secure wins under Democratic one-party rule in Olympia If America’s unions are dying, no one told labor leaders in Washington. The state ranks fifth in the nation for union membership. That strength also translates to political power. Austin Jenkins
Business Why the Amazon union failed Amazon workers at a warehouse in Alabama overwhelmingly voted against forming a union, but why the organizing push failed depends on who you ask. The answers have implications for workers and unions all over the country. Clare McGrane Patricia Murphy
National It's A No: Amazon Warehouse Workers Vote Against Unionizing In Historic Election Amazon avoided the prospect of a first unionized warehouse in America, where it's now the second-largest private employer. The vote in Alabama had prompted new interest in unions across the country. Alina Selyukh
National Why Is The Amazon Union Vote Count Taking So Long? It's a really large mail-in election. (Yes, this one, too.) Alina Selyukh
Politics Potential unions, vaccinations and city council recalls, this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Stranger editor Chase Burns, Geekwire contributing editor Monica Nickelsburg, and Publicola police accountability reporter Paul Kiefer. Bill Radke Sarah Leibovitz
