CCT Radar Deadline
WA State Workers Union Contract Ratification
Deadline: October 1, 2026
4 stories · complete coverage
CCT Radar Deadline
Deadline: October 1, 2026
4 stories · complete coverage

Senate Democratic Caucus staff rejected a contract offering no pay raise and no just-cause protections against dismissal.

As of Sept. 14, 174 striking workers have collected $604,491 from Washington's Unemployment Trust Fund under a new law allowing strikers to receive UI benefits.

Elizabeth New (Hovde) argues neither state workers nor taxpayers can evaluate what is "fair" when wage proposals and their costs remain undisclosed.

Workers at more than 100 worksites statewide walked out for an hour, citing frustration over the state's failure to propose adequate pay hikes ahead of an Oct. 1 contract deadline.