BossFeed, the week in work: sexual harassment at a local chain; rent increases across WA; hotel workers win a settlement; the power of watermelon; an exchange; and a look at heat protections for farmworkers.
Read Moresafety first
BossFeed, the week in work: PetSmart debt; 7-Eleven pays up; The Line; Amazon goes into healthcare; axes and alcohol; and Uber’s scheme to buy good PR.
Read Morea bridge too far
BossFeed, the week in work: Centro Chinampa; Starbucks is closing 6 local stores; WA rents are up 19%; zooming in on average annual wage numbers; Rotterdam changes their mind about Bezos’ boat; and a closer look at pay and working conditions for solar energy workers.
Read Moreout to the ballgame
BossFeed, the week in work: trouble at T-Mobile park; a landmark settlement; Jumpstart wins again in court; Uber/Lyft drivers sue; some sketchy “reimagining”; and how skyrocketing rents drive inflation.
Read Morewishing you well
BossFeed, the week in work: Raise the Wage Tukwila; a new worker center in Yakima; Mike Kreidler wishes fired staffer well; enough money to live the ideal life; subverting the democratic process; and Amazon is worried it’ll run out of warehouse workers.
Read Moreit can't buy everything
BossFeed, the week in work: stronger rules to protect outdoor workers; domestic worker outreach; a Marysville mascot; forced arbitration; I-1929 crashes; and a look at guaranteed basic income programs.
Read Morehave a seat
BossFeed, the week in work: Seattle gig workers win PayUp; a hunger strike at the NWDC; sheep herders sue over wage suppression; an empty chair; a troubling trademark; and the catastrophic economic effects if the Supreme Court overturns Roe.
Read More"deeply concerned"
BossFeed, the week in work: an open letter from gig workers; Starbucks execs are deeply concerned; median home prices in King County; a bit of math; Amazon fires managers in Staten Island; and global vaccine inequities continue.
Read Morerugged individual
BossFeed, the week in work: Trader Joe’s pays $44K; the leading cause of workplace death; WA billionaires get even richer; DoorDash advertises in The Seattle Times; Amazon workers get their phones back; and toxic individualism during a pandemic.
Read More"about average"
BossFeed, the week in work: pay on Rover; polling on I-1929; a major fine; some questionable math; a shorter workweek; and a look at how the rich pay so little in taxes.
Read Moremental gymnastics
BossFeed, the week in work: PayUp is introduced; salary transparency; isolation at the Northwest Detention Center; some impressive mental gymnastics; see no evil; and the first Amazon workers’ union in the country.
Read Moreas if by magic
BossFeed, the week in work: renter protections in Kenmore; decline to sign I-1929; Skagit tulip workers’ victory; a slap in the face; giving til it hurts; and what happens when ESD officials watch the news.
Read Morethe human experience
BossFeed, the week in work: investigators fine Amazon; workers speak out about “overpayment notices”; a bill banning hair discrimination; the bleakest thing; Kitsap County’s new plan to address homelessness; and a look at schedule flexibility.
Read Morebingo
BossFeed, the week in work: Efraín’s story; gig workers and rising gas prices; why workers are quitting; Poached Shifts; pay transparency in WA; and how insurance companies deny benefits to COVID long-haulers.
Read Morehungry hungry hippos
BossFeed, the week in work: child poverty skyrockets; gig workers speak out; relief dollars aren’t getting out; the grocery lobby takes another brave stance; REI’s cringey podcast; and a look at Uber’s black box algorithms.
Read Morebetter late than never
BossFeed, the week in work: a special delivery; a tardy email; illegal collections; rock-bottom; an “offensive”; and a law to unwind punitive court fees.
Read Moreland of make-believe
BossFeed, the week in work: gig workers give public comment; Dave Clark’s mansion; wage theft in the temp industry; a virtual McDonald’s; a paltry fine; and the case of universal benefits.
Read More"a great time to be a yacht owner"
BossFeed, the week in work: wage theft at Menchie’s; Starbuck’s union drive grows; why it’s such a good time to be a yacht owner; DoorDash launches a dating site; a bill to protect tenants; and how long COVID is driving the so-called “labor shortage”.
Read Moreproud partners
BossFeed, the week in work: Gopuff going public; felony wage theft; $15/hr for federal contractors; a battle at-will; vaccine hoarding; and Amazon’s high school class.
Read Moreeat your veggies
BossFeed, the week in work: our open letter; campaign finance violations; the “facade” of the 15th LD; the Co-Op Way; carrots and sticks; and the “missing” restaurant workforce.
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