Last week, Essag Hassan and Ismahan Ismail spoke out about their struggles to have their religious freedom respected while working security for Amazon. Now supporters are invited to join a "pray-in" this Friday, February 17th at 12:00 noon at Amazon headquarters at 440 Terry Ave N in South Lake Union. Hundreds of people of all different faith backgrounds are expected to join in support.
Read MoreStarbucks, you have some explaining to do.
Why does the Starbucks parental leave plan specifically single out baristas and other store employees to give them less parental leave than corporate employees get.
Read MoreNot every company would do that
When Washington State fought back against the Trump Administration’s attacks on immigrants and refugees from the Middle East, Amazon lent their voice and their resources to the cause. Now we ask that Amazon deliver on immigrant rights and religious freedom in the company’s own offices, too.
Read MoreTogether for Yakima
”I want to talk about the importance of the peasant worker, workers who deserve Yakima's protection. The economy would be affected if there were no workers in the fields. It will suffer without the field workers."
Read MoreSenator Murray is undecided?
It's hard to believe, but Washington Senator Patty Murray recently said she was undecided on the nomination of anti-minimum wage fast food CEO Andy Puzder to be the next Secretary of Labor. Help the Senator make up her mind: Click here to let Sen. Murray know what made *you* decide Puzder was the wrong person for the job. >>
Read MoreWatch workers from across the state speak out to defend our minimum wage
On February 2nd, the State Senate committee on Commerce, Labor, and Sports heard 3 bills which would roll back our state's minimum wage. Hear what workers had to say about that — and then send a message of support.
Read MoreState Senate to mark Groundhog Day by continuing endless loop of attacks on minimum wage
Is Bill Murray working in the Office of the Code Reviser? Because the State Senate Labor, Commerce and Sports committee is marking Groundhog Day today by continuing a more than decade-long loop of unending attempts to carve out exemptions in our state’s highly popular minimum wage law.
Read MoreDetails on the February 2nd hearing on proposals to roll back the minimum wage
We will be meeting at 1:00pm at the Sundial behind the Capitol bulding so we can head in together as a show of strength. Look out for someone in a green Working Washington T-shirt holding a green Working Washington sign!
Read MoreFrom Yakima Valley to the State Capitol for paid family leave
Margarita Roman's husband suffers from cancer and she needs to take time off from her work in the fields to care for him. But that's not easy on a farmworker's wages
Read MoreNo.
With pen & paper, Donald Trump today declared war on immigrant workers, their families, their co-workers, and their communities.
In other words: on all of us
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