Seattle times workers ratify new contract with raises, parental leave improvements
Seattle Times Union members voted this week to ratify a new contract with The Seattle Times that will secure raises and other improvements for workers.
Seattle Times workers deliver petition with 1,400+ signatures
Seattle Times workers delivered a petition signed by more than 1,400 people to company leadership demanding a fair wage proposal.
Seattle times workers call for public support at “saving journalism” event
To support Seattle Times workers, join us in calling on The Seattle Times to recognize that quality journalism demands quality working conditions. Sign the petition here.
Bargaining update 6/21: Wages, bereavement leave, and more
In Wednesday’s session, the company pressured us to “be done” with bargaining and accept their current positions on our non-wage proposals, so they would bring us their “final” economic counter.
Bargaining update 6/7: Fighting for equal rights for all union members
We spent much of this bargaining session discussing inequities in our current contract language around grant-funded employees, as well as several other issues. The company gave us promising (but not perfect) counters on two big issues.
Bargaining update 5/24: negotiations continue on pay, other issues
In the latest round of bargaining, we discussed pay, drone photography and other issues.
Bargaining update 4/12: holidays, bereavement, parental leave
Yesterday was our longest and toughest day of bargaining so far. We made some big asks and got some pretty immediate pushback from management.
bargaining update 3/29: remote work, Probationary period, Drones
On Wednesday, our second bargaining meeting, we presented the company with our non-economic proposals.
bargaining update 3/15: first session
A few updates from Bargaining Day 1: The session was short and straightforward, and mostly served to lay out expectations, ground rules and schedules moving forward.