Last March, it was reported that the Nordstrom family was interested in once again taking their storied retail company private. 

There hadn’t been much word until last week, when we finally heard a price proposal – $23 a share. Another bid by the Nordstrom family was rejected six years ago.

So - why try again now? And what is the future of this iconic Seattle brand?

Seattle Times business reporter Alex Halverson breaks it all down.

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 

Guests:
Alex Halverson, Seattle Times business reporter

Relevant Links:
What’s behind Nordstrom family’s $3.8B play to take control of company - Seattle Times

Last March, it was reported that the Nordstrom family was interested in once again taking their storied retail company private. 
There hadn’t been much word until last week, when we finally heard a price proposal – $23 a share. Another bid by the Nordstrom family was rejected six years ago.
So - why try again now? And what is the future of this iconic Seattle brand?
Seattle Times business reporter Alex Halverson breaks it all down.
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 
Guests:
<ul>
<li>Alex Halverson, Seattle Times business reporter</li>
</ul>
Relevant Links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/nordstrom-family-offers-3-8-billion-to-take-seattle-company-private/">What’s behind Nordstrom family’s $3.8B play to take control of company</a> - Seattle Times</li>
</ul>

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Shopping for Nordstrom: Nordstrom family enters bid to buy back the company

To ratify, or to strike: those are the options in front of 33,000 Boeing workers this week.

On Monday, machinists at Boeing sites across the west coast woke up to news that union leadership had reached a tentative contract agreement with the company. 

The last contract was ratified 16 years ago - in 2008.

However, not everyone is excited about the terms of the agreement.

On Thursday, those union employees will decide to take or reject the offer. If they vote it down, machinists could walk off the job later this week.

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 

GUEST: Lauren Rosenblatt - Seattle Times Innovation, Technology, and Workforce issues reporter

RELATED LINKS:
Machinists union agrees on tentative contract deal with Boeing | The Seattle Times
Boeing Machinists union chief expects members will reject deal, strike | The Seattle Times
UNION RECOMMENDS ACCEPTANCE - PDF of the Contract Basics 

To ratify, or to strike: those are the options in front of 33,000 Boeing workers this week.
On Monday, machinists at Boeing sites across the west coast woke up to news that union leadership had reached a tentative contract agreement with the company. 
The last contract was ratified 16 years ago - in 2008.
However, not everyone is excited about the terms of the agreement.
On Thursday, those union employees will decide to take or reject the offer. If they vote it down, machinists could walk off the job later this week.
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 
GUEST: Lauren Rosenblatt - Seattle Times  Innovation, Technology, and Workforce issues reporter
RELATED LINKS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/machinists-union-agrees-tentative-contract-deal-with-boeing/">Machinists union agrees on tentative contract deal with Boeing | The Seattle Times</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-machinists-union-chief-expects-members-will-reject-deal-strike/">Boeing Machinists union chief expects members will reject deal, strike | The Seattle Times</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.iam751.org/2024Proposal/SummaryMachinistsReachHistoricTentativeAgreement.pdf">UNION RECOMMENDS ACCEPTANCE</a> - PDF of the Contract Basics </li>
</ul>

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This November, Washington voters will be asked to weigh in on complicated policies like a capital gains tax and a long-term care fund. Maybe the most complex one is the future of the Climate Commitment Act, an initiative on the November ballot seeks to repeal the key part of this 2021 law: the “cap-and-invest” system. 

It’s essentially an auction for major polluters where companies can purchase carbon allowances – kinda like permission slips for emitting planet-warming carbon dioxide. 

Over the next two days, we’ll hear from both a supporter of the initiative to repeal the cap and trade system and a defender of the Climate Commitment Act.

Yesterday, we heard from a defender of the CCA: State House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon.

Today, we talk to a proponent of the initiative, who wants to dismantle the state's carbon auction: Washington Policy Center's Todd Myers.

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 

Guests:

Todd Myers, Vice President of Research at the Washington Policy Center.

This November, Washington voters will be asked to weigh in on complicated policies like a capital gains tax and a long-term care fund. Maybe the most complex one is the future of the Climate Commitment Act, an initiative on the November ballot seeks to repeal the key part of this 2021 law: the “cap-and-invest” system. 
It’s essentially an auction for major polluters where companies can purchase carbon allowances – kinda like permission slips for emitting planet-warming carbon dioxide. 
Over the next two days, we’ll hear from both a supporter of the initiative to repeal the cap and trade system and a defender of the Climate Commitment Act.
Yesterday, <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/soundside/with-was-cap-and-invest-system-on-the-ballot-defen">we heard from a defender of the CCA: State House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon.</a>
Today, we talk to a proponent of the initiative, who wants to dismantle the state's carbon auction: Washington Policy Center's Todd Myers.
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 
Guests:
Todd Myers, Vice President of Research at the Washington Policy Center.

I-2117 puts WA's cap and invest system on the ballot, proponents of dismantling the system make their case

This November, Washington voters will be asked to weigh in on complicated policies like a capital gains tax and a long-term care fund. Maybe the most complex one is the future of the Climate Commitment Act, an initiative on the November ballot seeks to repeal the key part of this 2021 law: the “cap-and-invest” system. 

It’s essentially an auction for major polluters where companies can purchase carbon allowances – kinda like permission slips for emitting planet-warming carbon dioxide. 

Over the next two days, we’ll hear from both a supporter of the initiative to repeal the cap and trade system and a defender of the Climate Commitment Act.

Today, we hear the defender of the CCA: State House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon. 

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes

Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 

Guests:

Representative Joe Fitzgibbon, State House Majority Leader, who helped create the Climate Commitment Act

This November, Washington voters will be asked to weigh in on complicated policies like a capital gains tax and a long-term care fund. Maybe the most complex one is the future of the Climate Commitment Act, an initiative on the November ballot seeks to repeal the key part of this 2021 law: the “cap-and-invest” system. 
It’s essentially an auction for major polluters where companies can purchase carbon allowances – kinda like permission slips for emitting planet-warming carbon dioxide. 
Over the next two days, we’ll hear from both <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/soundside/i-2117-puts-was-cap-and-invest-system-on-the-ballo">a supporter of the initiative to repeal the cap and trade system</a> and a defender of the Climate Commitment Act.
Today, we hear the defender of the CCA: State House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon. 
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="http://kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes">kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes</a>
Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 
Guests:
Representative Joe Fitzgibbon, State House Majority Leader, who helped create the Climate Commitment Act

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