Mentally ill man's bomb threat ruled 'true threat' to Sea-Tac
If you threaten to blow up an airport, youll face jail time. According to the Washington State Court of Appeals, thats true even if youre mentally ill and the threat is not considered credible. Back in...
View ArticleTaxis threaten to stop Sea-Tac Airport service over town cars
Claiming town cars are breaking the rules, Seattle taxi drivers are threatening to stop taking passengers to Sea-Tac Airport.
View ArticleSea-Tac airport worker complaints spark state investigation
State inspectors have opened an investigation after more than 50 workers at Sea-Tac International Airport filed complaints over working conditions. The complaints come from a wide range of ground-crew...
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. Until they're recognized, they don't have legal...
View ArticleSea-Tac workers aim for pay raise with ballot initiative
Workers at Sea-Tac Airport are trying to get a big pay raise by way of a ballot initiative. If approved, the increase would put them 60 percent over the state’s minimum wage of $9.19 per hour.
View ArticleAlaska Air Challenges SeaTac Minimum Wage Initiative
Alaska Air Group is trying to quash a ballot initiative in the city of SeaTac that would hike wages for airport ground crew and other workers. The initiative would set a $15 per-hour minimum wage for...
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 whether to put a living wage initiative on the...
View ArticleMoney Pours in From Both Sides of SeaTac Minimum Wage Fight
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have poured into both sides of a heated controversy over a proposed minimum wage hike in the city of SeaTac. The state Supreme Court on Wednesday denied an appeal by...
View ArticlePort Will Revisit Plans For A New International Arrivals Facility At Sea-Tac...
The port of Seattle and airlines agree – improvements at the airport are needed to handle growing numbers of international passengers. But a central question remains: who pays for the expansion?...
View ArticleWashington Supreme Court Rules That $15 Minimum Wage Applies At Sea-Tac Airport
In a long anticipated decision, the Washington State Supreme Court has ruled the $15-an-hour minimum wage law narrowly approved by voters in the city of SeaTac in fall 2013 applies at Sea-Tac...
View ArticleWash. Supreme Court Again Says SeaTac Minimum Wage Applies To Airport Workers
The Washington Supreme Court says its opinion that SeaTac’s $15 minimum wage law ordinance applies to airport workers stands. That was in response to Alaska Airlines and other businesses asking the...
View ArticleSea-Tac Airport Workers Sue For $15 Minimum Wage And Back Pay
More than a dozen workers at Sea-Tac Airport have filed lawsuits claiming they are being unfairly denied the city of Seatac's current minimum wage of $15.24. The baggage handlers, airplane cleaners,...
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