This ought to go straight from twitter to elected officials everywhere: check out this first-person account about the prevalence of unpredictable, unstable, and unsafe scheduling at big chains:

@workingwa @SeattleChannel I quit a job here b/c 6hrs between shifts.So tired everyday,not productive-every employer should want to fix this
— Catherine Tonsberg (@cathtonsberg) March 1, 2016

@workingwa @seattlish Target (Northgate). They extended their hours to midnight a few years ago, and never cared that it was killing us
— Catherine Tonsberg (@cathtonsberg) March 1, 2016

@workingwa @seattlish I complained [repeatedly] about the short amount of time b/t shifts and they just pointed out that it wasn't illegal!
— Catherine Tonsberg (@cathtonsberg) March 1, 2016

And the kicker...

@workingwa @seattlish If you have to tell your employees what you're doing isn't illegal, you're a sucky employer. Straight up.
— Catherine Tonsberg (@cathtonsberg) March 1, 2016

As another tweep wrote:

@workingwa @SeattleChannel an 8 hr turn around to sleep and find child care got old real quick. a good employer has compassion & empathy.
— Matt McColm (@InsureVisionary) March 1, 2016

You can learn more about the campaign for secure schedules right here on this website.

A good rule to assess employer behavior

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Working Washington unites working people to fight for a fair economy where everyone can support themselves, afford the basics, and contribute to the economy.