keep your cool

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.

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a 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.

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out 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.

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wishing 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.

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have 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.

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"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.

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rugged 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.

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mental 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.

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as 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.

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the 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.

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bingo

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.

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hungry 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.

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