Be there March 16th at 5:00pm for a live and livestreamed debate where 7th Congressional District candidates Jayapal, McDermott, and Walkinshaw will make the case for why they're the best Congressional candidate in the race for workers. The debate is sponsored by the Martin Luther King County Labor Council and Working Washington.
Read MoreNew poll: 74% of Seattle voters support secure scheduling policies
As baristas and other workers continue to raise the issue of unstable, unpredictable workweeks, a new poll of Seattle voters by EMC Research finds overwhelming 74% support for secure scheduling policies, matching the high level of public approval for the $15 minimum wage law reached during the height of that debate.
Read MoreYakima, Olympia, King County — we’re everywhere
We are going door to door to gin up support of: raising the statewide minimum wage, making sure workers have secure scheduling, and ensuring the entire state gets paid sick leave. And when we say door to door we mean our elected officials’ offices and chambers.
Read More16,906
Workers in Olympia made a giant 15 out of 16,906 pennies in front of Olympia City Hall to represent the number of workers in Olympia who are paid less than $15/hour.
Read MoreWhen was the last time your work schedule threw your life out of balance?
The chain restaurant lobby is claiming that companies make their schedules based on “whatever is best for the employee”. Bet you're already thinking of a story that shows how wrong they are. Let us know:When was the last time your work schedule got in the way of your life?
Read MoreICYMI workers need secure scheduling
TL;DR workers talked to Seattle City Councilmembers about the need for secure scheduling.
Read MoreAccount of opposition to child labor laws in 1907 reveals business lobbyists have literally been saying the same thing for more than 100 years
You think the arguments against raising the minimum wage have gotten repetitive? Well it turns out that the pattern has actually been the same all the way back to 1907!
Read MoreA good rule to assess employer behavior
"If you have to tell your employees that what you're doing isn't illegal..."
Read MoreWorkers ask Seattle City Councilmembers: Will you support secure scheduling?
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.
Read MoreAlaska Air's only remaining state court claim on SeaTac Prop 1 has just been denied
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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