Union says Space Needle offers members 'poison candy' as labor dispute heats up
Source: bizjournals
Marc Stiles
Union employees at the Space Needle on Monday said they walked away last week from a month-long mediation with the owners of the Needle.
The two sides have met in mediation for around 40 hours over the past weeks, including late into the night Thursday, when union officials said they walked away after Needle managers showed little sign of movement on key issues.
One sticking point in the long-running dispute is whether the Space Needle can continue to subcontract out some work, which the owners and operators of the Needle said they've always had the right to do through an understanding with the union, Local 8 of Unite Here.
Local 8, as part of a national push, is demanding new language be added related to subcontracting into an agreement with the Space Needle, Space Needle officials said Monday. The union continues to "condition bargaining on new subcontracting provisions which remove management rights and require subcontractors to sign contracts with Local 8," Needle officials said in a statement.
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