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A good rule to assess employer behavior

Guest User February 29, 2016

"If you have to tell your employees that what you're doing isn't illegal..."

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Workers ask Seattle City Councilmembers: Will you support secure scheduling?

Working Washington February 29, 2016

Seattle fast food and coffee workers launched a campaign for secure scheduling in Seattle. We know that #OurTimeCounts so we invited Seattle Councilmembers Gonzalez and Herbold to listen to our struggles with scheduling. We then asked them questions about how they would support this effort for secure scheduling in a live streamed worker forum.

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Alaska Air's only remaining state court claim on SeaTac Prop 1 has just been denied

Guest User February 10, 2016

The State Supreme Court has rejected Alaska's only remaining case touching on SeaTac Proposition 1. After a long delay, it’s time for $15 to finally arrive for several thousand poverty-wage workers at our airport. 

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What did the Fox [anchor] say?

Guest User February 26, 2016

The big business lobby and the national right wing are scared of Working Washington because they're scared of you — they understand the power that workers have when we organize together for change.

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Economic outlook touted by Downtown Seattle Association in 2016 flies in the face of gloomy predictions offered by Downtown Seattle Association in 2014.

Working Washington February 11, 2016

The Downtown Seattle Association wants everyone to know 2015 was a good year for business — even though before Seattle passed $15 they sent a letter to Mayor Murray threatening that business would close and jobs would be lost if the city raised wages.

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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

A barista, a billionaire, and three City Councilmembers

Guest User February 21, 2016

Whether you're a billionaire, a barista, or you have a different job, now is the time to add your voice for secure scheduling. Just fill out our quick survey, and we'll compile the information to make sure people know just how big an issue scheduling is — and how it affects our lives.

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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.

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