A continuing construction worker strike in Seattle and Western Washington state headed into Labor Day weekend after a number of contractors signed individual agreements to return to work.
Crane operators and other members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302 went on strike Aug. 21, after a second rejection of a proposed master labor agreement with the Associated General Contractors of America. The strike has slowed or halted numerous construction projects across Western Washington, including Seattle, the city with the highest number of cranes in the U.S. at 65.