Last year, in January, Crystal Thompson was being paid $9.47 an hour working at Domino’s in Seattle. This year, on January 1, 2016, she saw her pay rate go up to $13 an hour for the same job. This wasn’t a surprise or a gift, Crystal knew it was coming because she was one of the leaders who made it happen.
Read More"Our schedule was supposed to be out Monday, but it wasn't out until Wednesday.
That's one week. But we have to request vacation time 3 weeks in advance. l'm a shift supervisor but my baristas are getting shafted."
Read MoreAs a shift supervisor, I know better than to try and call out of my shift...
…no matter how sick I am. It is common knowledge that you are responsible for finding your own coverage, and it's also common knowledge that you won't find any. One day I was so sick I spread out some cardboard on the floor so I could at least lay down and my baristas called me when they needed me.”
Read MoreThis could be the exact opposite of Seattle losing food service jobs
Seattle's minimum wage went up on January 1st, but Eltana bagel bakery is apparently having such a hard time finding workers that they're offering a $250 gift card for referring new hires.
Read MoreSeattle minimum wage rises to $13, $12.50, $12, and/or $10.50 on January 1st
Seattle's march to a citywide $15 minimum wage takes another leap forward on Friday, when the city's minimum wage rises to $13/hour for many workers. Meanwhile, the rest of the state will not see an increase at all, as the statewide minimum remains stuck at just $9.47/hour for another year — substantially less than it takes to afford a 1-bedroom apartment in Bellingham, Bremerton, Lewiston, Longview, Tacoma, the Tri-Cities, Wenatchee, Yakima, or just about anywhere else in the state.
Read MoreAn end of year fundraising appeal about Tiny Tim, low wages, & unpredictable schedules
And end-of-year fundraising appeal: we need your money — we have a movement to build and an organization to run! <TRY INSERTING PICTURE OF TINY TIM WITH DONATE LINK HERE. INCLUDE CAPTION ABOUT HIS FATHER’S LOW WAGES & UNPREDICTABLE SCHEDULE AND HOW IT IMPACTS HIS FAMILY’S OPPORTUNITIES.
Read More“They won’t even give you a slice of bread.”
Tannie Tomlin works at Old Country Buffet as a prep cook in Lakewood, WA. He’s standing up for $15 because everyone deserves a living wage. He also thinks that $15/hr is not a lot of money to ask for.
Read More“If we made $15 an hour in Federal Way people wouldn’t have to work two jobs.”
Alina Hizik works two jobs in Federal Way at Jack in the Box and Chevron. She is willing to do whatever it takes to win $15 - even jump out of a plane.
Read MoreNew Alaska court filing basically argues their reputation isn’t bad enough yet
Nobody gets to call do-over on the movement for living wages, but that doesn’t seem to stop the corporate attorneys for Alaska Airlines. Hopefully their billable hours add up to a living wage at least.
Read MoreUber’s lobbyists deactivated, workers rights surging
Less than an hour ago, by a unanimous vote, Seattle City Council passed legislation closing a loophole in workers rights laws so that taxi, for-hire, and on-demand drivers can organize and bargain over their pay and working conditions.
“Drivers across the country are watching what’s going on here today,” says Don Creery, a Seattle driver for both Uber and Lyft who was recently featured in the New York Times. Don went into debt when he bought a new car for his job—then watched as Uber & Lyft cut his pay with little notice and without him having any say. After today, he says, “They have to sit down with us and negotiate. We have to have a say.”