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building a workers’ movement that has the power to raise wages, improve labor standards, and change the conversation about work and wealth
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We need secure scheduling - Crystal Thompson

Working Washington February 23, 2016

How are you supposed to be able to plan your life when you have no idea what your work schedule will be week to week?

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In #OurTimeCounts, In Our Own Words Tags Seattle

We need secure scheduling - Ilana Greenberg

Working Washington February 22, 2016

Ilana has worked at Starbucks for nearly a decade, but even she doesn't have a secure schedule.

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In #OurTimeCounts, In Our Own Words Tags Seattle

We need secure scheduling - Darrion Sjoquist

Working Washington February 22, 2016

Darrion has been leading the fight for secure scheduling in Seattle. he even hand delivered a letter to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz asking for the company to do right by its workers.

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In #OurTimeCounts, In Our Own Words Tags Seattle

We need secure scheduling - Grant Medsker

Working Washington February 22, 2016

How can you plan your life when your work schedule is all over the place?

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In #OurTimeCounts, In Our Own Words Tags Seattle

“We are getting busier and busier, and they are having less people working.”

Working Washington November 30, 2015

Crystal Thompson works at Domino's and has been a leader in Seattle winning $15 by talking to elected officials, press, and going on strike because she believes that everyone deserves to live in the same city they work.

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In In Our Own Words Tags Seattle

“Whatever you are working at it’s just a job, this fight is for your life.”

Working Washington November 30, 2015

Malcolm Cooper-Suggs works at McDonald's and was one of the worker-leaders who won $15 for Seattle. Malcolm is dedicated to the fight for workers' rights and even participated in peaceful civil disobedience because no one deserves to live in poverty.

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In In Our Own Words Tags Seattle

“You have a different schedule everyday.”

Working Washington November 30, 2015

Jason Lewis works at Starbucks in Seattle. He wants a reliable paycheck so that he can afford to visit his family, go hiking, and live the life he wants.

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In In Our Own Words Tags Home, Seattle

“If there’s a bunch of BS going on you shouldn’t have to take that BS.”

Working Washington November 30, 2015

Ally Beckwith is a barista in Seattle. She is pushing for better wages and working conditions. She's even wrote a rap about it.

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In In Our Own Words Tags Seattle

"They need us. They need us to serve their lattes."

Working Washington November 30, 2015

Illana Greenberg is a barista with Starbucks in Seattle. One time she was so sick that she was deaf in one ear, but she felt like she had to go to work anyway.

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In In Our Own Words Tags Seattle, Home

“I went to Starbucks HQ and delivered a letter to Howard Schultz.”

Working Washington November 30, 2015

Darrion Sjoquist is a barista at Starbucks. He is fighting for a fair workweek because he and too many of his co-workers can’t plan any type of life around the changing schedules, lack of access to sick leave, or fluctuating hours.

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In In Our Own Words Tags Seattle
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About Working Washington

Our mission is to build a powerful workers’ movement that can dramatically improve wages and working conditions, and change the local and national conversation about wealth, inequality, and the value of work.

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Our vision is a state where everyone shares in the prosperity we create together: a place where all workers are treated with dignity, paid enough to support themselves, and able to participate in a thriving community.

Now we’re asking supporters to step up to become members of Working Washington.

Working Washington

building a workers’ movement that has the power to raise wages, improve labor standards, and change the conversation about work and wealth

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

Working Washington | 719 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States

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