Local operators union no longer on strike, WSDOT confirms

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025   STRIKES ► From KREM — Local operators union no longer on strike, WSDOT confirms — International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302, which covers the entire AGC District 5, including Spokane, Moses Lake and Pullman, has been on strike for the past month. Association of General Contractors (AGC) and Local […] The post OFNHP strike vote | SBUX on the ropes | State worker contract appeared first on The STAND.

Local 302 operating engineers union strike ends, workers returning to job sites

SPOKANE, Wash. - A strike by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302 has ended after more than a month, according to the Inland Northwest Association of General Contractors (AGC). "A tentative agreement was reached between the Inland Northwest AGC and the IUEO Local 302 earlier today," the AGC said in a statement. "Union

Local operators union no longer on strike, WSDOT confirms

A spokesperson with WSDOT told KREM 2 News on Monday that it's not clear when those union members will return to the job site.

Strike halting repaving of US 195 ends

The strike halting the repaving of a nine-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 195 beginning south of Pullman ended Monday. The $3.5 million project has been rescheduled for spring 2026, though it remains unknown when work and traffic will resume. The repaving ground to a halt Aug. 12 when members of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302 went on strike a week into repaving both lanes of traffic. The IUOE has not revealed a reason for …