Labor dispute
Chaos clouds Boeing's delivery of Air India 787s
Air India is expected to seek $1 billion from the Boeing Co. as compensation for the three-year delay of 787 production, and that might be delaying delivery of some of the first Dreamliners to the troubled carrier even...
Date: 05/30/2012 | Business
Amazon says it will improve warehouse conditions
SEATTLE -- Amazon.com Inc., addressing issues that have drawn heavy criticism of the company, told shareholders Thursday that it planned to improve warehouse conditions and drop its membership in a conservative public-policy organization.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Business
Darrington schools to OK $440K to superintendent
DARRINGTON -- At its meeting Thursday evening, the school board expects to OK a final $440,000 settlement with former superintendent Larry Johnson.
Date: 05/16/2012 | Local News
Mom's looking for back pay for her labor
LOS ANGELES -- You're always telling your mother you owe her. Now, the American Coalition for Labor Reparations has a worksheet you can use to calculate exactly how much back pay Mom deserves.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Business
Court blocks labor board rule on union posters
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the National Labor Relations Board from making millions of businesses put up posters informing workers of their right to form a union.
Date: 04/17/2012 | Business
Calif. high court excuses employers from ensuring breaks
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a case that affects thousands of businesses and millions of workers, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch breaks.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Business
Allied Waste workers stop work to support union in Alabama
Several thousand people and businesses in Snohomish County didn't get their trash picked up because Allied Waste employees stopped work here in support of a union in Alabama.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Local News
Eight fired Sauk-Suiattle workers sue tribe
DARRINGTON -- Eight former employees of the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe have filed suit in its Tribal Court, alleging that the Tribal Council violated its constitution and employee handbook and intentionally discriminated against the former employees.
Date: 03/29/2012 | Local News
Fitch affirms Boeing Co.'s debt ratings
Fitch Ratings on Monday affirmed the debt ratings of the Boeing Co. and its financing arm, Boeing Capital.
Date: 01/24/2012 | Business
Everett asks agency to dismiss firefighters union ruling
EVERETT -- The city of Everett has asked a state labor-management agency to toss out its ruling that city officials refused to bargain with the firefighters union.
Date: 01/07/2012 | Local News
State agency sides with Everett firefighters in complaint against city on overtime
EVERETT -- The state Public Employment Relations Commission has ruled against the city of Everett for refusing to bargain with the firefighters union over the past two years about issues surrounding workload and overtime.
Date: 12/16/2011 | Local News
NLRB drops complaint against Boeing
The National Labor Relations Board dropped its case Friday against the Boeing Co. following a settlement between the company and its Machinists union.
Date: 12/10/2011 | Business
Everett Massacre's legacy
Events that led to the murders are relevant today (video)
Date: 11/02/2011 | Local News
GOP targets labor board over decisions it sees as unfriendly to business, including Boeing
WASHINGTON -- Frustrated with union-friendly decisions from the National Labor Relations Board, Republicans hope to cut off the agency's power by denying President Barack Obama the chance to name members while the Senate is in recess.
Date: 10/28/2011 | Business
Edmonds staffer fired by mayor files complaint claiming retaliation
EDMONDS -- Former Human Resources Director Debi Humann filed a complaint with the city Thursday alleging she was wrongfully fired by the mayor for reporting possible misconduct involving his executive assistant.
Date: 10/13/2011 | Local News
'Simpsons' voice actor Harry Shearer tells Fox he'd take a pay cut to get a share of profits
NEW YORK -- One of the voice actors on "The Simpsons" said Friday that he's willing to cut his salary by 70 percent in exchange for a taste of the production's profits in order to keep the show going beyond this season.
Date: 10/08/2011 | Business
Judge fines Longview Longshore union
A federal judge fined a Longshore union $250,000 Friday for tactics in a Longview labor dispute, and he warned that protesters could face their own fines in the future.
Date: 10/01/2011 | Business
Longshore workers march to courthouse in Kelso to surrender
KELSO -- About 200 Longshore workers involved in a hostile labor dispute in Washington state gathered at a courthouse on Friday, challenging the sheriff to peacefully arrest anyone in the crowd accused of committing a crime.
Date: 09/17/2011 | Business
Judge to assess contempt claim against union in Longview port dispute
TACOMA, Wash. -- A federal judge is holding a hearing to decide whether a union should be held in contempt for their protests at the Port of Longview.
Date: 09/15/2011 | Northwest
Berkshire hires potential Buffett successor
Berkshire Hathaway has hired a second hedge fund manager to help run the company's investment portfolio and prepare for what it described as the eventual retirement of 81-year-old billionaire Warren Buffett. Berkshire said Monday that Ted Weschler will join the Omaha-based company early next year.
Date: 09/13/2011 | Business
Protesters disrupt Longview trains
LONGVIEW -- A train carrying a shipment of grain made its first delivery to a new terminal in Longview on Wednesday night, surviving a day of union protests that included two blockades and a tense clash with police.
Date: 09/08/2011 | Northwest
Conservative watchdog sues NLRB over request for its Boeing documents
Add another lawsuit to the long list of complaints and legal arguments surrounding the National Labor Relations Board's case against the Boeing Co.
Date: 08/16/2011 | Business
NLRB balks at Boeing documents subpoena
A House committee chairman called the National Labor Relations Board a "rogue agency" after the board balked at releasing confidential documents in its complaint against the Boeing Co.
Date: 08/12/2011 | Business
Congressman subpoenas government documents in Boeing case
The Republican chairman of the House Oversight committee has subpoenaed documents from the National Labor Relations Board's lawsuit against Boeing Co., increasing the political pressure over a case that has the GOP fuming.
Date: 08/08/2011 | Business
Verizon workers strike after labor talks fail
NEW YORK -- Forty-five thousand Verizon Communications Inc. workers from Massachusetts to Washington, D.C., went on strike Sunday after negotiations fizzled over a new labor contract for more than a fifth of the company's work force.
Date: 08/07/2011 | Business
Jet City, elsewhere
Boeing's mirror 787 final assembly site in S.C. only a start
Date: 07/11/2011 | Business
Judge denies Boeing's request; labor complaint moves forward
A federal labor complaint against the Boeing Co. will go forward after an administrative law judge denied on Thursday the company's request to drop the complaint.
Date: 06/30/2011 | Business
Obama calls for settlement in NLRB case against Boeing in S. Carolina
WASHINGTON -- The government's labor dispute with Boeing Co. is turning into a political headache for President Barack Obama, giving his Republican rivals a fresh opening to bash the administration's economic policies.
Date: 06/29/2011 | Business
Obama comments on Boeing labor dispute
WASHINGTON — The government's labor dispute with Boeing Co. is turning into a political headache for President Barack Obama, giving his Republican rivals a fresh opening to bash the administration's economic policies.
Date: 06/29/2011 | Nation & World
NLRB asks judge to deny Boeing’s request to dismiss labor complaint
The National Labor Relations Board asked a judge Tuesday to deny the Boeing Co.'s request to dismiss a complaint that claims the jetmaker retaliated against its Machinists in Washington state. The labor board filed a federal complaint in April, alleging that Boeing built a new 787 factory in South...
Date: 06/22/2011 | Business
Hearing on Boeing NLRB complaint spurs political debate
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Republicans and Democrats jockeyed Thursday over plans for a congressional hearing in South Carolina on the National Labor Relations Board's suit against Boeing Co.
Date: 06/16/2011 | Business
Judge urges Boeing, Machinists to reach a settlement on S.C. 787 plant
SEATTLE -- The Boeing Co. asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss a labor complaint that alleges its new 787 plant was built as retaliation against its Machinists in the Puget Sound region.
Date: 06/14/2011 | Business
Boeing, union headed to court over South Carolina 787 line
Short of a last-minute settlement, the Boeing Co. will head to court Tuesday to face allegations that it set up shop in South Carolina to get back at its Machinists in Washington state.
Date: 06/12/2011 | Business
States oppose NLRB ruling in Boeing case
Sixteen state attorneys general called a federal labor charge against the Boeing Co. a "job-killing" action that ultimately will hurt unionized workers.
Date: 06/09/2011 | Business
Boeing union hearing set in South Carolina
Members of Congress will travel to South Carolina later this month to hold a hearing on a federal labor complaint against the Boeing Co. involving its factory there.
Date: 06/09/2011 | Business
Gregoire announces push to land 737 replacement
Gov. Chris Gregoire is trying to position Washington as the frontrunner for the Boeing Co.'s next all-new aircraft, launching an early effort on Wednesday to secure that jet line.
Date: 06/08/2011 | Local News
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