UW grad students get 36% raise as academic unions gain traction Inflation and increasing reliance on non-tenured faculty are driving student employees to unionize in Washington and across the country. by Ashley Yu / June 18, 2024
Northwest Reports Podcast | The Starbucks labor movement is brewing in WA Season 1 , Episode 48 / December 13, 2023 But there still isn't a contract. Crosscut reporter Lizz Giordano updates us on employees’ unionizing efforts.
Crosscut Now Mossback’s Northwest finds history everywhere Series host Knute Berger shares gems from the new season. Plus, Starbucks union efforts gain traction and Tacoma adopts treatment courts. October 5, 2023
Investigations Starbucks union fight shows hard road for many toward contract Prolonged negotiations and mounting complaints at the Seattle-based coffee retailer show the obstacles a new labor movement faces. by Lizz Giordano / March 1, 2023
News Mushroom farmworkers in Yakima Valley rally for union support Ostrom Mushroom Farms promised a few hundred good jobs. Their workers — and the state — believe the company hasn't lived up to its promises. by Mai Hoang / December 8, 2022