After five months of striking, concrete mixer drivers and support staff have offered to return to work starting on Monday without signing a new contract.
Last month, the Teamsters decided to allowto resume work on critical projects including the major repairs being done on the West Seattle Bridge.
The drivers will report for duty at five concrete companies, which have been virtually shut down since December. Seattle-area concrete companies Glacier Northwest, Stoneway Concrete, Salmon Bay Sand & Gravel and Cadman, Inc. said in a statement Friday: “We received the news today, and we look forward to welcoming the drivers back so that we can begin filling the backlog created by the strike.
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