All over Seattle, passengers and drivers for on-demand services like Uber and Lyft, as well as other supporters are standing up to say: It's time to make sure drivers for companies like Uber & Lyft get the same access to workers' rights as everyone else. We all have the right to organize with other workers and bargain over our pay and our work.
Seattle City Council: Drivers and passengers deserve rights in the Uber economy. It's time to pass the "Voice for Drivers" legislation.
Who's supporting this bill, and why? Here are some of our voices:
Read MoreNew research finds that for every 10% increase in minimum wage, restaurant prices increase by a grand total of.... 0.58%. This model suggests that over the course of Seattle’s several-year phased-in increase from $9.47/hour to $15/hour, we should expect a total restaurant price increase of about 3%
Read MoreOn Monday, December 14, Seattle City Council plans to vote on innovative legislation that would give drivers the right to bargain with billion-dollar companies like Uber for better pay and working conditions.
Read MoreBrandon and Tony both work at the mall in Federal Way. Brandon works two jobs at a nutritional supplement store and a specialty retail store. Working in sales feels like “selling your soul” and management tells you “what your soul is.”
Read MoreTina is a server in Federal Way. She can't plan a life with the low wages and all-over-the-place work schedule.
Read MoreMartina Phelps works as a cashier at McDonald’s and lives in Federal Way. She helped win $15 for Seattle by talking to legislators, telling city councilmembers about her life as a low wage worker, going out on strike, and talking with the Seattle Mayor. Now she wants bring $15 to Federal Way.
Read MoreJae Townsend works at Jimmy John's in Olympia. She is taking action for $15 in Olympia because she wants to be shop and support local businesses instead of the big corporate chains. She can’t do that right now on the low wages she is paid.
Read MoreLiam Anderson works at Eddie Bauer in Olympia. He is looking for a second job because the wages are so low. The problem is everyone else is looking too.
Read MoreHolly West works at Capital Mall and has been pushing for a $15 minimum wage in Olympia. She’s testified in front of city council, brought more workers into the movement, and even led a people’s mic inside the annual Thurston County Chamber of Commerce dinner - right in the middle of their new CEO’s speech.
Read MoreChris talks about why it is important for people to have a living wage. In Olympia, that's a $15 minimum wage.
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