On Wednesday, February 16th, a delegation of gig workers from apps like DoorDash, Instacart, GrubHub, and UberEats made a special delivery to Seattle City Hall on Wednesday: 400 to-go bags, each labeled with a receipt showing what an actual delivery job paid out after accounting for basic expenses.
The message? It’s time for City leaders to deliver for workers by passing the PayUp policy.
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We’re calling on legislators to support workers through this ongoing crisis, fix our state’s broken unemployment system, support undocumented immigrants who lose work, and tax the rich to fund an equitable recovery.
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On New Year's Day, three important changes took effect for WA workers. Here’s what you should know.
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Tens of thousands of agricultural workers across the state will now get overtime pay when they work overtime hours.
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Gig workers in Seattle should know this: laws that ensure you receive $2.50/job hazard pay and have access to paid sick days are still in effect through the pandemic emergency.
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Bottom line, GoPuff's taking money from us. If they really want it delivered, they can go deliver it themselves.
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We’re taking action together to make change. Without drivers working together, GoPuff management will continue to divide us & exploit us all." —Ronald Moody, GoPuff driver
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“When we don’t have access to paid time off, it means that a lot of the time, we have to go to work sick or make the difficult decision of adjusting our budget, which is generally already pushed to its limit.” —Laura, nanny
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New research confirms what Seattle workers already knew: the right to a stable, predictable schedule has been transformative.
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We are thrilled to welcome Danielle Alvarado as the new Executive Director of Working Washington & Fair Work Center. Danielle has more than a decade of experience working in the movement for racial and economic justice. And she knows our organization inside & out: since 2019, she’s been our Legal Director.
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