Workers OK Ending Newspaper Strike
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Seattle Times workers have voted to end their seven-week strike. Editorial, advertising and circulation workers of the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild voted to approve the latest contract proposal, a spokesman said. It includes raises of $3.30 an hour over six years and guarantees that all workers laid off as a result of the strike can return to work within six months. Striking Seattle Post-Intelligencer employees approved their contract offer and returned to work Jan. 2.
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