How are employers observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
If you’re looking forward to a long weekend, you’re in the minority. The number of employers closing for business on Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSea-Tac baggage handlers and cabin cleaners unionize
After a year of agitating over working conditions, more than 1,000 workers at Sea-Tac Airport say they have now joined unions. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleBest Seattle-area stock since 2008? (Surprise, it’s not Amazon)
Sure, Amazon shares have done well over the past five years—up about 245 percent. And people fortunate enough to have bought Starbucks stock in March 2008» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSea-Tac baggage handlers and cabin cleaners sign union cards
(Editor's note May 23, 2013: Corrects to clarify that workers have signed cards to join unions but haven't been recognized as unions by their employers.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAlaska Air reaches tentative deal with its pilots
Alaska Air has reached a tentative five-year contract with its nearly 1,500 pilots. It’s a bright note in an industry known for testy labor relations. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleSeatac Businesses, Unions Stage Showdown over Minimum Wage
Powerful business interests and unions are staging a showdown in the small town of SeaTac. Tuesday night, the SeaTac City Council is supposed to vote on» E-Mail This
View ArticleAlaska Air CEO 'Confident' As Delta Spreads Wings On Home Turf
The parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announced strong earnings for the first quarter of the year on Friday. The airline group's CEO...» E-Mail This
View ArticleAlaska Air Says It's Holding Its Own Against Delta Onslaught
The intensifying competition between Alaska Airlines and rival Delta Air Lines in the Western skies does not seem to be hurting the bottom line of...» E-Mail This
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