Construction Worker Strike Halts Projects Around Puget Sound

by Katie HerzogLocal 302 members on strikeNotice something strange around here lately? Turn off the NPR for a moment and take a listen. You hear that? It's... silence. There's no clanging, no clacking, no banging, and (blissfully) no jackhammering thanks to an ongoing strike by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302 over a dispute over a new union contract with the Associated General Contractors of Washington.The strike started last Tuesday and impacts an array of construction