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When we have each other’s backs, we can change our workplaces! When we change our workplaces, we can change the industry! Join us on Monday, July 8th from 6-9pm at Vermillion to blow off some steam and connect with other restaurant workers who understand the struggle and want to do something about it! Pick up some resources about your rights in the workplace, hear from workers organizing for change, enjoy fresh beats provided by DJ UNKLEJESSICA, and sing your heart out at karaoke with KJ Tony James!
Is Seattle summer weather finally heating up or is our blood boiling because Council President Sara Nelson and the app corporations are still trying to cut gig workers’ pay? To catch you up: Nelson has been on a reckless, bewildering mission to rob gig workers of the right to minimum wage. Together with the app […]
By Mupopa Tshibuabua, The Seattle Times — June 20, 2024 As a longtime delivery driver, I take exception to the June 10 op-ed by the Drive Forward executive director Michael Wolfe, arguing that what delivery workers really need is lower pay. The column described Drive Forward as “representing gig workers,” but they don’t represent workers […]
For Immediate Release: May 28, 2024 Contact: Hannah Sabio-Howell | hannah@workingwa.org The worst pay standard proposal in the country postponed within an hour of Council’s scheduled vote, workers react Following news of the postponement, delivery drivers remark on the proposal as a reflection of Seattle’s values that workers deserve a living wage and inclusion in […]
TODAY, the Seattle City Council Governance Committee voted to side with Uber and DoorDash and cut gig workers’ pay to just $13.17/hour while rolling back their rights. Meanwhile, they did absolutely nothing to control the companies’ excessive junk fees – leaving Seattle workers, restaurants, and customers paying the cost of the apps’ greed. — ignoring the overwhelming […]
Voters see through big dollar lobbying campaign and support workers, not giant apps.
A detailed analysis of delivery workers’ actual time and expenses shows CB 120775 would in fact leave delivery workers with net pay of just $13.17/hour — a full $6.80/hour less than Seattle’s minimum wage.
Happy International Workers’ Day and happy 10th birthday to the Fight For $15! A decade ago, workers stood up for fair pay and strong workplace standards against fierce corporate opposition and WON. Seattle workers then kicked off a wave of wins for low-wage workers nationwide, bringing greater economic justice and resilience to millions of people. […]
Nelson Continues to Rush Through Gig Worker Sub-Minimum Wage Proposal Despite New Reporting About App Corporations’ Manipulation and the Need for Consumer and Courier Protection