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.
Read MoreEconomic outlook touted by Downtown Seattle Association in 2016 flies in the face of gloomy predictions offered by Downtown Seattle Association in 2014.
The Downtown Seattle Association wants everyone to know 2015 was a good year for business — even though before Seattle passed $15 they sent a letter to Mayor Murray threatening that business would close and jobs would be lost if the city raised wages.
Read MoreScheduling Survey
Our working lives are out of balance: companies like Starbucks, Safeway, Amazon, and McDonald’s are demanding we offer them 24/7 availability — but they're not offering us the flexibility we need to care for our families, contribute to our communities, and live our lives.
Read More"It's really hard to plan without having the schedule more than 5 days in advance.
I just think that consistency is key, and it seems like it's hard to have consistent hours here. It's frustrating when you do get hours but then you're sent home to cut labor or because it's slow. There's no way to plan your life. I don't think that work should be a hindrance."
Read MoreTake our survey: What do you think about a $13.50 statewide minimum wage?
A coalition of labor and community groups called Raise Up Washington has filed an initiative that would raise the statewide minimum wage to $13.50/hour over four years and ensure every worker has the right to paid sick and safe time. What do you think about this proposal? Take our survey and let us know.
Read MoreInitial UW study finds "no significant impact" of Seattle minimum wage law on price levels
UW researchers have done an initial survey of the price impacts of Seattle's minimum wage law — and so far, there's effectively zero price impact from the first phase-in towards $15.
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WATCH NOW: Live online forum on secure scheduling
LIVE THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4TH: Seattle baristas & fast food workers hold online forum on secure scheduling... and call for action.
Read MoreWATCH: Grocery industry lobbyist says minimum wage is either a shot to the heart
It's ok if you didn't see this live as it happened at the State Capitol yesterday — it's a shot to the heart, but it's not too late. And also, it may be a maiming. And grocery stores are going to move to Montana?!
Read MoreWe are going to need a bigger bowl
Back in early April 2015, a Seattle Times editorial writer suggested that one way we could look at the impact of $15 on Seattle was to look at the pho restaurants in the city. They implied that the immigrant communities would not be able to handle higher wages or higher prices. They suggested we “follow the pho.” So we did. Turns out that in less than a year since the minimum wage phase in began we are up +4.
Read MoreWhat if Ronald McBaumgartner’s greatest fear came true?
Workers won $15 in Seattle, the city is booming, and the far right is starting to panic. After all, they’ve tried to scare us for decades with a sky is falling story whenever people raise wages or put into place worker protections. So when Seattle raise wages and booms, they start getting desperate. The latest tantrum comes from State Senator Michael Baumgartner from the Spokane area (where they just passed a citywide paid sick leave ordinance).
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