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“This is the very first winter that I haven’t been incredibly strapped for money or overworking myself” Brianna Martinez has worked in hospitality for years. “I’ve been a barista, a smoothie maker, a yogurt shop person, a barback, a hostess,” she says. But it wasn’t until last year, when she was working as a bartender […]
In a major victory for low-wage workers, the Washington state Senate passed the statewide Domestic Workers Bill of Rights (SB 5023), taking Washington a significant step closer to ending the exclusions that shut domestic workers out of the right to minimum wage, sick time, breaks, and other basic labor standards.
Washington state takes a major step toward ending decades of exclusions that shut domestic workers out of fair labor standards; workers react
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We are hosting monthly informational clinics for app-based workers about the new deactivation protections for work in the city of Seattle.
[ESPAÑOL ABAJO] On National Caregivers Day, we recognize the vital contributions of domestic workers—nannies, homecare workers, house cleaners, and gardeners—whose work and care makes the work of others possible. We provide care, stability, and support in households across Washington. Yet for decades, domestic workers have been excluded from basic protections. Domestic workers, the majority of […]
Domestic workers in Washington state are fighting for a statewide bill of rights that ends industry exclusions from basic labor standards like minimum wage and sick time.
From artificial intelligence to worker benefits and the minimum wage, part two of The Impact’s business and labor series offers a look at recent workplace policy changes and the labor issues to watch in 2025. Featuring Q&A with Washington State Labor Council President April Sims and Working Washington Exec. Director Danielle Alvarado. Our Executive Director notes that working families […]
From The Seattle Times: Seattle delivery drivers have accused Uber Eats of shorting them on pay, violating the city’s minimum wage requirement for gig workers.Seattle’s Office of Labor Standards opened an investigation into Uber Eats, a subsidiary of rideshare company Uber, last week following complaints from workers that they were not receiving the correct pay for certain deliveries in Seattle, according to a spokesperson for the city agency.