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🌱 What the new Macy’s union contract means for Tukwila workers
And check out Rainier Symphony: Colors and Lines Classics Concert on the Tukwila Patch calendar
Hi Tukwila! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What the new Macy's union contract means for Tukwila workers
- Where Tukwila families can spot salmon running this fall
- How Tukwila teens can join the Seahawks' 2026 Game Changers program
Also on today's calendar: Spy School Goes East release celebration and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Some sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.
- Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 70, low: 53.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Retail Workers at Five Washington Macy's Locations Ratify Strong Contract - The United Food & Commercial Workers International Union (ufcw.org) — Macy's workers at Southcenter in Tukwila are now covered by a newly ratified three-year union contract that boosts wages, improves job flexibility, and expands insurance benefits. More than 400 UFCW Local 3000 members at locations including Tukwila, Bellingham, and Lynnwood backed the deal after months of bargaining, leafleting, and an informational picket. 
2. Parent's guide to salmon-watching in Puget Sound (seattleschild.com) — Families in Tukwila can watch returning salmon this fall right in their backyard at Duwamish Gardens Park and other Green-Duwamish River sites. The guide explains kid-friendly viewing spots, basic salmon-watching etiquette, and nearby destinations across Puget Sound so you can plan easy October and November outings without traveling far from Tukwila.
3. Seattle Seahawks Announce 2026 Game Changers Program, presented by BECU (seahawks.com) — Local teens in Tukwila can again join the Seahawks' six-week Game Changers leadership program, which includes a hands-on financial literacy and cybersecurity field trip to BECU's Tukwila headquarters. Participants explore identity, bias, and using sports for change, and two youths will receive $2,500 scholarships before capping the experience with a Seahawks gameday and special teen night.
4. WA minimum wage will rise to $17.73 an hour in 2027 (seattleweekly.com) — Workers in Tukwila will see Washington's minimum wage rise to $17.73 an hour on Jan. 1, 2027, though the city's own minimum already runs higher than the state level. The change also raises the salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees at larger companies, while smaller businesses won't see that threshold increase until 2028.
📸 Around Tukwila
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tukwila
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★ Featured events ★
- Rainier Symphony: Colors and Lines Classics Concert →
Foster Performing Arts Center, 4242 S 144th St., Tukwila
6:30 pm
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
- Spy School Goes East release celebration →
Barnes & Noble Tukwila WA, 300 Andover Park W Ste 200, Tukwila
6:30 pm - Spy School Goes East exclusive edition signing →
Barnes & Noble Tukwila WA, 300 Andover Park W Ste 200, Tukwila
6:30 pm - Spy School Goes East Exclusive Edition Celebration →
Barnes & Noble Tukwila WA, 300 Andover Park W Ste 200, Tukwila
6:30 pm - Barnes & Noble →
Barnes & Noble Tukwila WA, 300 Andover Park W Ste 200, Tukwila
6:30 pm - Green Tukwila: Fry-Day Family Event →
Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave S, Tukwila
12:00 pm - District 18 Gratitude Breakfast
St Matthew's Lutheran Church, 1700 Edmonds Ave NE, Renton
9:00 am
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
📣 Tukwila Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Burien - Toddler Indoor Playground (0-36m) →
Burien, 15840 1st Ave S suite 300, Burien
9:00 am - St. Vincent de Paul Assistance
Renton Library, 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton
12:00 pm - Burien Writing Group
Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd Street, Seattle
1:00 pm - Sewing & Crafts
Renton Library, 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton
1:00 pm - October Calendar →
The Roadhouse, 19955 28th Ave S, SeaTac
3:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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There is an emergency vehicle on 1st Ave N reported at 6:12 AM. "Fire vehicle on scene" (Nextdoor )
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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