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Hey there from the KUOW Newsroom. I'm Patricia Murphy. This is Seattle Now. Here are today's top stories. It's Friday,

September 20th. As the first full week of the Boeing machinist strike comes to a close,

a lot remains unclear. As of right now, there are no new talks scheduled. Brian Bryant is the

president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace

Workers. He told NPRs here and now, he's impressed that young people are coming out in force on the

picket lines. I mean, I'm talking all ages all the way up through teenagers to the early 20s. Kids out

there supporting their parents saying, I'm behind my parents on this fight because I may want to work at the Bowen Company one day.

And I want it to be a good job that pays well and has excellent benefits.

Bryant says the strike has been difficult for families.

Workers walking the picket line are receiving $250 a week in strike pay from the union. It's also costing the company,

a group that estimates the cost of economic disruption, says Boeing has already lost $455 million.

Coming to a ballot near you in November, a state measure that would loosen regulations on natural gas,

both supporters and opponents of the bill say,

if the other side wins, your bills will go up. Initiative 2066 would repeal parts of a law intended to help Washington transition to cleaner fuels.

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