Working Washington is a statewide workers organization that fights to raise wages, improve labor standards, and change the conversation about wealth, inequality, and the value of work.  Join us.

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Overtime for Nonprofit Workers?!? 
Overtime for Nonprofit Workers?!? 

Nonprofit staff, board members, managers, volunteers, and donors are invite to join Vu Le of NonprofitAF and Rainier Valley Corps fame, Misha Werschkul of the Washington State Budget & Policy Center, and Rachel Lauter of Working Washington and Fair Work Center for an online conversation about what’s going on with overtime rules, what’s at stake for workers and communities, and how updated overtime rules could affect your job, your nonprofit, and your mission… for the better!

How employers in our region can help us all ride out the Seattle Squeeze
How employers in our region can help us all ride out the Seattle Squeeze

If you work in a warehouse, telecommuting isn’t an option, and if you work in a food service job that doesn’t offer stable or predictable work hours in the first place, you can’t just just decide to adjust your schedule to improve your commute. But there are things that employers can do to ease the burden on workers, and on our whole region.

BossFeed Briefing
day one
day one

BossFeed, the week in work: what workers want, real wages down, au pairs, Seattle Squeeze, and schadenfreude.

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"You’re one phone call away from having to drop everything and go to work."
"You’re one phone call away from having to drop everything and go to work."

When I worked as a fishmonger at Whole Foods Market they wanted to promote me to associate team leader, a salaried position, but I refused. In the seven years I worked there, I got maximum raises at every evaluation but declined invitations to move up because I knew what those positions were like. The corporation basically owned you. You’re one phone call away from having to drop everything and go to work.

We support mission-driven nonprofit organizations. We support restoring overtime rights.
We support mission-driven nonprofit organizations. We support restoring overtime rights.

“Together, we urge fellow nonprofit donors, employees, leaders, and board members to join us in supporting a path to restore overtime rights that will serve our larger missions and benefit the long-term health of our staff, our organizations, and the communities we serve.”

Our time counts

Workers in coffee, fast food, retail, and other fields are fighting for reliable schedules and access to hours.

Restore overtime PAY

Nobody should have to work without getting paid for it.

Paid Family Leave

We need a state paid family leave program that recognizes workers have families, too — and sometimes they need time. 

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

Something shady happening at work? Learn more, find out What's My Wage, and take action.

In Our Own Words

Workers share stories about their jobs, their lives, and their communities.

SEATTLE DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE

A groundbreaking new model of worker power for nannies, house cleaners, & other domestic workers.