Seattle’s cement workers strike over low wages and unfair labor practices

Concrete mixer drivers and plant workers allege employers refuse to negotiate and are purging unionized workers

Every day is different," said Tim Davis, a concrete mixer truck driver in the Seattle, Washington, area.

The work Davis and his coworkers do on a daily basis provides the foundation for every big construction and infrastructure project in the region, with long hours and varying start times every workday, leaving little time to spend with family. We live in those trucks day in and day out," Davis said.