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Follow Your Bliss (Really? Do I Have To?)

Posted Sat, Nov 21, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

On the rare occasion of an adult daughter asking her father for advice, a short reflection on the meaning of work.

Like a natural disaster, without the upside

Posted Wed, Nov 4, 6 a.m.

By Austin Jenkins

When an economic engine like Boeing snubs your state on your watch, there's not much for a governor like Chris Gregoire to do. Just take the hit and try to move on.

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It's like a full-time gig

Posted Mon, Oct 19, 6 a.m.

By Michele Matassa Flores

Navigating the unemployment system is no easy task ... for people seeking jobs, hiring, or even those advising the applicants. Anybody need a professional hoop-jumper?

Strikes as therapy

Posted Mon, Sep 7, 6 a.m.

By Anthony B. Robinson

A Labor Day essay on teacher strikes and their misplaced emphasis on self-esteem. These strikes focus too much on teachers' needs to be given proper recognition, reflecting the way psychological categories have taken over public discourse.

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Reverse discrimination is back as an issue

Posted Thu, Jul 2, 6 a.m.

By Ted Van Dyk

The Supreme Court ruling on the New Haven firefighters case, plus the Sotomayor hearings, bring back an issue that once divided liberals. Oddly, the President who started affirmative action was Nixon.

Seniority-based layoffs at Seattle Schools may be crumbling

Posted Wed, Jun 10, 6 a.m.

By Scott St. Clair

The School District is dodging the issue, while the unions are digging in. What's changing is pressure from parents and signs of impatience from the Legislature

A well-timed play at ACT

Posted Mon, Jun 1, 6 a.m.

By O. Casey Corr

Timely, because Below the Belt is about the price we pay when jobs are scarce, and also perfectly paced and superbly acted.

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The Royer-Triplett tiff

Posted Thu, May 21, 6 a.m.

By David Brewster

A surprise outcome in naming an interim King County Executive may set off political repercussions, and define a theme of the need for reform of the courthouse gang

Why isn't the City of Seattle cutting more staff?

Posted Tue, May 5, 6 a.m.

By Kent Kammerer

So far, Mayor Nickels is sparing high-salary administrators and departments with strong unions. The reason: it's easier to cut services than personnel.

Ferry workers' wage freeze: mostly smoke and mirrors

Posted Mon, Feb 9, 6 a.m.

By Scott St. Clair

The workers scored a photo-op for helping the state in a fiscal crisis. But the reality is they just postponed receipt (with interest) of increases.

Memo to city pols: times are tough

Posted Mon, Dec 22, 6 a.m.

By Kent Kammerer

While the rest of us tighten our belts, the Mayor and City Council pass around pay increases and raise fees. Hello?

ACORN's bad seeds

Posted Sat, Oct 25, midnight

By Lisa Albers

The Republicans didn't need to manufacture a voting scandal to hang on the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. Besides sloppy voter registration — not actual vote fraud — the organization has plenty of real problems worth scrutiny.

Seattle Times Co. is reported close to a deal in Maine

Posted Thu, Oct 16, 4:19 p.m.

By Bill Richards

The company has been trying to sell the Blethen Maine Newspapers chain since March.

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A Labor Day story: the cost of a finger lost

Posted Sun, Aug 31, 8 p.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

A South Sound resident recalls a story passed down from the time when workers were radical and for good reason: It was damned dangerous toiling in the woods and the mills.

In touch with the average American

Posted Sun, Aug 31, 8 p.m.

By Steve Clifford

That seems to be a virtue everyone can agree on this campaign season. So let's define what that means.

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The Filson of my dreams

Posted Fri, Aug 29, 7 a.m.

By Jack Lewis

A Seattle clothier makes a jacket so tough and so dear, it's hard to part with, even for a new one.

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The Maine burden of the Seattle Times Co. might be soon lifted

Posted Thu, Jul 31, 10 a.m.

By Bill Richards

A group that includes a former senator is negotiating to buy Blethen Maine Newspapers. But back home, the Seattle Times faces another fiscal challenge — the Teamsters and a possible labor action.

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Health insurance coverage vs. science

Posted Tue, Jul 1, 5 a.m.

By Michele Solis

A device to help those with autism and other conditions communicate has been excluded — and then included, and then excluded again — from health insurance coverage in Washington. At issue is the process by which insurers decide what's covered and why, which doesn't always reflect scientific consensus.

Employee performance evaluations through the ages

Posted Sun, Jun 22, 11 p.m.

By Steve Clifford

These case studies might be instructive for employers of today. Examined here are the supervisor evaluations of employees Benedict Arnold, Judas Iscariot, and George Armstrong Custer.

For the French, Seattle's cachet is bio

Posted Mon, May 5, 10 p.m.

By Cynthia Rose

Seattle's French Underground: There are thousands of emigrants in metro Seattle. They generally like our green and organic values, but the social norms here are an acquired taste. Part 2

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Unions playing hardball with state Democrats Labor groups, traditionally big backers of Democratic politicians, are severely cutting back donations and even threatening to defeat some legislative incumbents if the party doesn't get in line. House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler, D-Hoquiam, called the action by labor "a sad state of affairs."

SEATTLE TIMES

Workers rejecting Ford's plan for no-strike contract Plan to cut costs was endorsed by union leadership but members are turning it down.

NEW YORK TIMES

Boeing spells out the machinists' offer and why it wasn't acceptable The company insists it negotiated in good faith, but the union was tying its hands too far into the future.

SEATTLEPI.COM

Source: Boeing, local union talks are effectively dead This could trigger a decision by Boeing to open a second 787 production line in South Carolina. An announcement by the company is imminent.

SEATTLE TIMES

Everett or South Carolina? Boeing close to decision on 787 assembly plant Company president Jim McNerney says he expects to announce the location of the second Dreamliner assembly plant within the next two weeks.

AEROSPACE NEWS (SEATTLEPI.COM BLOG)

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Free advice for the unemployed

Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.

by Michele Matassa Flores

Not everything the state assistance center provides is worth the (free) price, but there are some valuable tips. And those who use it, the state claims, are more likely to find work.

Whidbey Island, burgeoning new-media hotbed

Posted Fri, Nov 6, 4 p.m.

by Sue Frause

In the afterglow of a successful "2012" conference in Langley, a co-producer sees evidence of the island's "hidden economy" of digital workers.

Boo!

Posted Fri, Oct 30, 5 p.m.

by Mark Matassa

It could be creepy out there on this Halloween weekend, what with all that extra time to plan tricks and treats.

Street scene

Posted Thu, Apr 16, 7:13 a.m.

by Daniel Jack Chasan

The job had looked like a pathway to a better life. Then it was gone.

The latest at The Seattle Times

Posted Wed, Nov 12, 8:43 a.m. 2008

by Chuck Taylor

We've compiled a list of some 20 newsroom employees who have volunteered to be laid off, which could mean 15-25 more would be involuntarily let go after that. Updated