‘I felt seen. I felt valued’: Unions celebrate new labor contracts with City of Seattle

The Seattle City Council president says the contracts include the cost-of-living increases employees deserve.

SEATTLE — Unions representing thousands of Seattle city workers are celebrating the new labor contracts. The Seattle City Council president says employees are getting the cost-of-living increases they deserve.

“It was a lot of work from a lot of people. The coalition worked really hard for a long time,” said Ashley Clayton, who works for the city’s Human Services Department.

Clayton says the labor contracts are the result she has been waiting a year and a half. She views the decision as a victory.

On Friday morning, Mayor

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