(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council has approved a new labor contract with city employees to increase wages by 9.7% through 2024 as the city continues to work on a budget gap of at least $230 million. The labor contracts approved by the city council on Tuesday impact more than 7,000 city workers represented by 16 unions. It ends over 17 months of contract negotiations between the city and its workers. The four-year agreements with the 16 unions span... Read this story
