Puget Sound Labor News Tracker
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Trying to consolidate all the local labor news into one feed
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This year make a resolution to hang out in common areas, build solidarity, and talk about the fights ahead. Join us for our first Labor at Linda's Tavern next Tuesday, January 6, 2026!
December 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This year make a resolution to hang out in common areas, build solidarity, and talk about the fights ahead. Join us for our first Labor at Linda's Tavern next Tuesday, January 6, 2026!
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What a way to close out 2025! More than 150 workers at the Lumen Field and Renton Landing Pro Shops just voted to join our union. These hard workers are also passionate sports fans themselves, and they're pumped to cheer on their favorite teams as they bargain their first union contract.
December 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
What a way to close out 2025! More than 150 workers at the Lumen Field and Renton Landing Pro Shops just voted to join our union. These hard workers are also passionate sports fans themselves, and they're pumped to cheer on their favorite teams as they bargain their first union contract.
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Governor Ferguson's support of an income tax that will reap revenue in 2029 should excite Washingtonians; his all-cuts budget should not.
Threatened funding reductions to healthcare and higher ed are why we need the Well Washington Fund (HB 2100) to pass.
www.thestranger.com/guest-editor...
Threatened funding reductions to healthcare and higher ed are why we need the Well Washington Fund (HB 2100) to pass.
www.thestranger.com/guest-editor...
Guest Rant: Governor Ferguson’s Proposed Budget Will Hurt Everyday Washingtonians
When combined with the impact of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” HR 1, the no-revenue budget that Governor Bob Ferguson proposed today will hurt everyday people in Washington State. But austeri...
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December 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Governor Ferguson's support of an income tax that will reap revenue in 2029 should excite Washingtonians; his all-cuts budget should not.
Threatened funding reductions to healthcare and higher ed are why we need the Well Washington Fund (HB 2100) to pass.
www.thestranger.com/guest-editor...
Threatened funding reductions to healthcare and higher ed are why we need the Well Washington Fund (HB 2100) to pass.
www.thestranger.com/guest-editor...
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Huge thank you to @thestranger.com for covering our fight to improve ethical guidelines on AI usage at McClatchy. Read here:
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/12...
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/12...
The McClatchy News Group Is Pushing AI. Their Union Is Pushing Back
In June, the Idaho Statesman reported Boise’s Clairvoyant Brewing Company was closing. It wasn’t. Co-owner Mike Edmondson was confused. While Clairvoyant announced in January it planned to close, the ...
www.thestranger.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Huge thank you to @thestranger.com for covering our fight to improve ethical guidelines on AI usage at McClatchy. Read here:
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/12...
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/12...
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BREAKING: While baristas continue the largest ULP strike in Starbucks history, 19 more stores filed for a union election today - one of the biggest filing days since our union began.
330+ workers across 15 states hope to join the 250+ baristas who have unionized since mid-November alone.
330+ workers across 15 states hope to join the 250+ baristas who have unionized since mid-November alone.
December 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
BREAKING: While baristas continue the largest ULP strike in Starbucks history, 19 more stores filed for a union election today - one of the biggest filing days since our union began.
330+ workers across 15 states hope to join the 250+ baristas who have unionized since mid-November alone.
330+ workers across 15 states hope to join the 250+ baristas who have unionized since mid-November alone.
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If the hospital does not come forward with a fair contract, the bargaining team will seek approval from the WSNA Labor Executive Council to give the hospital 10 days' notice of a strike, as required by law. WSNA is the union representing 2,100 registered nurses at Seattle Children's Hospital.
December 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
If the hospital does not come forward with a fair contract, the bargaining team will seek approval from the WSNA Labor Executive Council to give the hospital 10 days' notice of a strike, as required by law. WSNA is the union representing 2,100 registered nurses at Seattle Children's Hospital.
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Nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital voted overwhelmingly Monday to authorize a strike. Electronic voting ended at 1 p.m. with a vast majority of nurses voting. The voting results came as nurses were sharing their proposal with the hospital.
Nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital voted overwhelmingly Monday to…
Patient and nurse safety, and nurse recruitment and retention among top priorities.
www.wsna.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital voted overwhelmingly Monday to authorize a strike. Electronic voting ended at 1 p.m. with a vast majority of nurses voting. The voting results came as nurses were sharing their proposal with the hospital.
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Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org!
Come join the picket line on Monday, December 22 from 11:30am-1:30pm.
Come join the picket line on Monday, December 22 from 11:30am-1:30pm.
December 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org!
Come join the picket line on Monday, December 22 from 11:30am-1:30pm.
Come join the picket line on Monday, December 22 from 11:30am-1:30pm.
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We took our ULP strike to Starbucks HQ in Seattle and plan to stay until Starbucks stops union busting & brings new proposals to the table.
Yesterday @jayapal.house.gov picketed with us.
Today the cops told baristas they’ve been asked to clear the camp by tomorrow. Watch this space!
Yesterday @jayapal.house.gov picketed with us.
Today the cops told baristas they’ve been asked to clear the camp by tomorrow. Watch this space!
December 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We took our ULP strike to Starbucks HQ in Seattle and plan to stay until Starbucks stops union busting & brings new proposals to the table.
Yesterday @jayapal.house.gov picketed with us.
Today the cops told baristas they’ve been asked to clear the camp by tomorrow. Watch this space!
Yesterday @jayapal.house.gov picketed with us.
Today the cops told baristas they’ve been asked to clear the camp by tomorrow. Watch this space!
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See you at noon, Seattle!
Enjoy this rainbow we saw as we woke up at Camp Contract this morning ⛺️🌈
Enjoy this rainbow we saw as we woke up at Camp Contract this morning ⛺️🌈
December 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
See you at noon, Seattle!
Enjoy this rainbow we saw as we woke up at Camp Contract this morning ⛺️🌈
Enjoy this rainbow we saw as we woke up at Camp Contract this morning ⛺️🌈
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Registered nurses at Seattle Children’s will be voting Dec. 21 and 22 on whether to authorize their bargaining team to call a strike to secure a fair contract and to protest employer unfair labor practices. If the nurses go on strike, it will be the first strike in the hospital’s 118-year history.
Seattle Children’s nurses to take strike vote Dec. 21 and 22
Patient and nurse safety, and nurse recruitment and retention among top priorities
www.wsna.org
December 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Registered nurses at Seattle Children’s will be voting Dec. 21 and 22 on whether to authorize their bargaining team to call a strike to secure a fair contract and to protest employer unfair labor practices. If the nurses go on strike, it will be the first strike in the hospital’s 118-year history.
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Attention Seattle allies - we're not done yet!
📍Meet us at Starbucks HQ tomorrow at 12pm PST for a picket and speakout, featuring Rep. @jayapal.house.gov, striking baristas, and Girard Montejo-Thompson of Seattle Education Association.
RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/seiuorganizi...
📍Meet us at Starbucks HQ tomorrow at 12pm PST for a picket and speakout, featuring Rep. @jayapal.house.gov, striking baristas, and Girard Montejo-Thompson of Seattle Education Association.
RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/seiuorganizi...
Starbucks Workers United Rally w/ Rep. Pramila Jayapal & Girard Montejo-Thompson · SEIU Organizing
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Girard Montejo-Thompson, President of Seattle Education Association, will join Union Starbucks Baristas at ‘Camp Contract’ Outside Seattle HQ for a rally as our Unfair L...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Attention Seattle allies - we're not done yet!
📍Meet us at Starbucks HQ tomorrow at 12pm PST for a picket and speakout, featuring Rep. @jayapal.house.gov, striking baristas, and Girard Montejo-Thompson of Seattle Education Association.
RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/seiuorganizi...
📍Meet us at Starbucks HQ tomorrow at 12pm PST for a picket and speakout, featuring Rep. @jayapal.house.gov, striking baristas, and Girard Montejo-Thompson of Seattle Education Association.
RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/seiuorganizi...
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Don't buy Starbucks gift cards this holiday season!
Santa checked his list twice and Starbucks is on the naughty list for ignoring workers and union busting.
This holiday season, unite with workers – don’t buy Starbucks gift cards while baristas are on strike. #NoContractNoCoffee
https://solidaritywithbaristas.org/
This holiday season, unite with workers – don’t buy Starbucks gift cards while baristas are on strike. #NoContractNoCoffee
https://solidaritywithbaristas.org/
December 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Don't buy Starbucks gift cards this holiday season!
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The nurses are on the verge of a strike www.thestranger.com/news/2025/12...
Seattle Children’s Hospital Nurses on the Verge of First-Ever Strike
Seattle Children's nurses and their union, the Washington State Nurses Association, say they don't want to strike, but the hospital, and it's anti-union law firm, aren't giving them a choice.
www.thestranger.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The nurses are on the verge of a strike www.thestranger.com/news/2025/12...
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There is always something deeply sinister about a CEO who refuses to pay the workers who make their profits a living wage. #NoContractNoCoffee
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
There is always something deeply sinister about a CEO who refuses to pay the workers who make their profits a living wage. #NoContractNoCoffee
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Baristas & allies are in front of Starbucks HQ, demanding CEO Brian Niccol come out and sign our pledge.
It's time for Starbucks to present us with reasonable contract proposals, and it's time to resolve the 100s of outstanding unfair labor practices.
Let's finish this already! #NoContractNoCoffee
It's time for Starbucks to present us with reasonable contract proposals, and it's time to resolve the 100s of outstanding unfair labor practices.
Let's finish this already! #NoContractNoCoffee
December 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Baristas & allies are in front of Starbucks HQ, demanding CEO Brian Niccol come out and sign our pledge.
It's time for Starbucks to present us with reasonable contract proposals, and it's time to resolve the 100s of outstanding unfair labor practices.
Let's finish this already! #NoContractNoCoffee
It's time for Starbucks to present us with reasonable contract proposals, and it's time to resolve the 100s of outstanding unfair labor practices.
Let's finish this already! #NoContractNoCoffee
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Power is won, not given. SBWU baristas are disrupting the status quo because Starbucks has disrupted their lives for too long with unpredictable schedules, poverty wages, and union-busting. Ahead of the holiday rush, we all have one message for Brian Niccol: Negotiate NOW. #NoContractNoCoffee
December 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Power is won, not given. SBWU baristas are disrupting the status quo because Starbucks has disrupted their lives for too long with unpredictable schedules, poverty wages, and union-busting. Ahead of the holiday rush, we all have one message for Brian Niccol: Negotiate NOW. #NoContractNoCoffee
Today:
If you're near Seattle, don't forget to RSVP for our big action tomorrow!
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Starbucks Action and Rally · SEIU Organizing
Join union baristas for a major rally heading into the holidays!
www.mobilize.us
December 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Today:
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JUST IN: This morning, hundreds of baristas have joined our national ULP strike.
☕ The solidarity is strong: For every one barista on strike, dozens more allies have shown up in force to back our cause.
Our strike continues to grow in strength and power! #NoContractNoCoffee
☕ The solidarity is strong: For every one barista on strike, dozens more allies have shown up in force to back our cause.
Our strike continues to grow in strength and power! #NoContractNoCoffee
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
December 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
JUST IN: This morning, hundreds of baristas have joined our national ULP strike.
☕ The solidarity is strong: For every one barista on strike, dozens more allies have shown up in force to back our cause.
Our strike continues to grow in strength and power! #NoContractNoCoffee
☕ The solidarity is strong: For every one barista on strike, dozens more allies have shown up in force to back our cause.
Our strike continues to grow in strength and power! #NoContractNoCoffee
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Workers at The Stranger, Portland Mercury, EverOut, & Bold Type Tickets, represented by Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild ratified an industry-leading 1st contract. The deal secures annual raises, AI protections, just-cause rights, & Labor Harmony provisions.
https://ow.ly/4Nra50XJX6u
https://ow.ly/4Nra50XJX6u
'Industry-leading' first contract at Noisy Creek, Inc — The STAND
Contract secures wage increases, improvements to working conditions, and expansive Labor Harmony provisions.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Workers at The Stranger, Portland Mercury, EverOut, & Bold Type Tickets, represented by Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild ratified an industry-leading 1st contract. The deal secures annual raises, AI protections, just-cause rights, & Labor Harmony provisions.
https://ow.ly/4Nra50XJX6u
https://ow.ly/4Nra50XJX6u
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2/2 As Washington’s largest immigrant- and refugee-led coalition, we’re creating spaces where every person can live with autonomy and shape our collective future.
Be part of this new chapter in immigrant justice organizing.
Learn more and join today: tinyurl.com/indivimembershipenglish
Be part of this new chapter in immigrant justice organizing.
Learn more and join today: tinyurl.com/indivimembershipenglish
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
2/2 As Washington’s largest immigrant- and refugee-led coalition, we’re creating spaces where every person can live with autonomy and shape our collective future.
Be part of this new chapter in immigrant justice organizing.
Learn more and join today: tinyurl.com/indivimembershipenglish
Be part of this new chapter in immigrant justice organizing.
Learn more and join today: tinyurl.com/indivimembershipenglish
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1/2 Today, we’re launching a new way to organize for immigrant justice — WAISN’s Individual Membership program. From Spokane to Seattle, immigrants, refugees, and allies are uniting to build a connected movement for dignity.
#WAISN #ImmigrantJustice #IndividualMembership
#WAISN #ImmigrantJustice #IndividualMembership
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
1/2 Today, we’re launching a new way to organize for immigrant justice — WAISN’s Individual Membership program. From Spokane to Seattle, immigrants, refugees, and allies are uniting to build a connected movement for dignity.
#WAISN #ImmigrantJustice #IndividualMembership
#WAISN #ImmigrantJustice #IndividualMembership
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Windmill mushroom workers have been subjected to intimidation retaliation and firings. Now they will finally get their day in court as WA Supreme Court agrees to hear their appeal.
Read the press release at: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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Read the press release at: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
@columbialegal.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Windmill mushroom workers have been subjected to intimidation retaliation and firings. Now they will finally get their day in court as WA Supreme Court agrees to hear their appeal.
Read the press release at: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
@columbialegal.bsky.social
Read the press release at: www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
@columbialegal.bsky.social
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STRIKE VOTE AUTHORIZED - The WSNA Labor Executive Council has authorized a strike vote for nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital on December 21 and 22. Nurses, check your email for details and strike FAQs. Do not hesitate to contact your local officers if you have any questions.
December 15, 2025 at 12:39 AM
STRIKE VOTE AUTHORIZED - The WSNA Labor Executive Council has authorized a strike vote for nurses at Seattle Children’s Hospital on December 21 and 22. Nurses, check your email for details and strike FAQs. Do not hesitate to contact your local officers if you have any questions.