Nelson Continues to Rush Through Gig Worker Sub-Minimum Wage Proposal Despite New Reporting About App Corporations’ Manipulation and the Need for Consumer and Courier Protection

On Election Night, workers in Tukwila won a $3/hour increase to the city’s minimum wage, and it was an absolute landlside victory: Raise the Wage currently leads with 82%+ of the vote.

The state of Washington and the City of Seattle have announced cost-of-living adjustments to the minimum wage in 2023, ensuring that hundreds of thousands of workers don’t fall even further behind as they face soaring prices for housing, food, and other basics.

A worker at Ezell’s Famous Chicken has filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court alleging she was sexually harassed and assaulted while at work. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of high-profile sexual harassment cases at restaurants in the Seattle area.