Washington state carpenters narrowly approved by just a 53.7% majority on Oct. 11 a tentative agreement with the Associated General Contractors of Washington that includes a 15.43% total wage and benefits increase in a three-year contract.
While leaders of the Northwest Carpenters Union promoted the pact, its financial terms were opposed by a faction both online and at locations where workers had been on strike for three weeks, keeping the final vote closer than anticipated.