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Striking autoworkers reach tentative deals with all of the big 3 automakers

General Motors has reached a tentative deal with striking autoworkers. GM is the last of the Detroit carmakers to reach a settlement — potentially ending a six-and-a-half week strike.
- Scott Horsley
FAFSA to be overhauled, making it easier for students to apply for financial aid

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rachel Burns, author of a new report assessing what changes to the Free Application for Federal Aid could mean for students in the 2024-25 academic year.
- Ayesha Rascoe
Why workers are resorting to more strikes this year to pressure companies

This has been a watershed year. So far in 2023, there have been 22 major strikes: 17 at companies, making it the largest number of strikes in the private sector since 2011.
- Danielle Kaye
Washington ferries will pause ads, at least until Coca-Cola controversy fizzles

You may have seen the bright red Coca Cola advertisement on Washington state’s iconic green and white ferry riding the waves of the Puget Sound. The Tacoma’s bow and stern was painted with a bright red advertisement promoting the company’s recycling campaign.
- Natalie Akane Newcomb
It's in the bag! Washington's best baggers perform great grocery feats

This week, Washington state’s five top grocery baggers faced off in Shoreline for a chance to represent the Evergreen State on the national stage.
- Ruby de Luna
The Postman will stay open in Seattle's Central District after all
- Dyer Oxley
Convoy promised to revolutionize freight — then it collapsed. What does this mean for Seattle’s startup scene?

It takes a whole lot of trucks to get us the stuff we want. And one Seattle-area company thought it had the secret to handling these logistics. Convoy, a digital freight-and-shipping marketplace with an all-star list of investors, was a darling of the Pacific Northwest startup scene. And last week, to the surprise of hundreds of employees, customers, investors, and market analysts, Convoy suddenly collapsed.
- Libby Denkmann
Illegal child labor is surging in WA and across US. Sen. Murray wants to hold businesses accountable

A record 138 businesses in Washington were fined for violating child labor laws last year, the highest number in recent memory, according to U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat.
- Monica Nickelsburg
The U.S. economy posted stunning growth in the third quarter — but it may not last

Gross domestic product surged from July to September as Americans opened their wallets big time, but there are doubts about how long this blistering pace of growth can last.
- Scott Horsley
The U.S. economy is humming. So why are Americans so grumpy about it?

Rising interest rates haven't slowed the economy. GDP numbers out Thursday are expected to show the economy grew more than twice as fast in July, August and September as in the previous quarter.
- Scott Horsley

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