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Labor Sep 27 2:59 PM

How to Support a Strike: Boeing Machinists Edition

Join the Picket Line, Even from Home

Labor Sep 27 1:26 PM

Anatomy of a Strike: Boeing Machinists Edition

Exploding planes, golden parachutes, an armed altercation, and a tense mediation session

Labor Sep 13 2:26 PM

Boeing Workers Strike over “Garbage Contract”

The Inaugural Strike Night Featured Burning Barrels, Cold Beer, and Lil’ John Songs

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News Sep 6 3:06 PM

Cherry Street Workers Shut Down All Four Locations after Boss Advocated for Subminimum Wage

Bosses Can’t Afford NOT to Pay Their Workers the Minimum Wage

News Aug 29 11:56 AM

Workers Shut Down a Cherry Street Coffee House Location After Owner Advocates For Subminimum Wage

Their Collective Outrage Triggered an Organizing Effort, and They Have Demands

Politics May 16 11:48 AM

Time to Earn that Oscar, Mayor Harrell: Veto the Minimum Wage Repeal

Mayor Bruce Harrell Doesn’t Deserve a “Labor Oscar”—at Least Not Yet

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Labor May 10 1:20 PM

City Council Nibbles the Edges of Nelson’s Minimum Wage Repeal, but Core Issue Remains

There’s Still Time to Avoid a $13 Minimum Wage for Gig Workers 

Labor Apr 26 3:33 PM

Seattle Revives the Bullshit Economics of Low Wages

City Hall Should Focus Less on Controlling Wages and More on Regulating the Rental Market

News Apr 26 10:31 AM

No One Wants to Repeal the Gig Worker Minimum Wage More Than Sara Nelson

After Flexing Power in First Months of Presidency, Nelson Shows Insecurity from Minority Days

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News Apr 19 9:00 AM

Seattle’s Pay Up Problems May Have Little to Do with the New Minimum Wage

Bike Couriers Report Lower Wages than Drivers, and Some Say a Repeal Won’t Fix That

News Apr 11 11:29 AM

Doggy Day Care Workers Bite Back After a Ruff Eight Months at the Bargaining Table

Sit! Stay! Roll Over to Worker Demands, Downtown Dog Lounge!

News Mar 28 5:53 PM

Seattle City Council Requests Draft Legislation to Repeal Minimum Wage for Gig Workers

The Move Comes after the Council Consulted with Uber-Backed Lobby Group Instead of Workers

News Feb 8 9:00 AM

No, the Minimum Wage for Gig Workers Is Not “Backfiring.” The Corporations Are Retaliating.

Billion-Dollar Corporations Blame Their Own Poor Business Decisions on Underpaid Gig Workers

Labor May 11 12:27 PM

SIFF Cinema Workers Union Wants a Fair Contract

They're Asking for Living Wages, Stable Scheduling, and More Input on Programming

News Mar 30 12:47 PM

City Council Gives Some Gig Workers Paid Sick Time

Workers Left Behind Say It's Still a Step in the Right Direction

Labor Mar 29 2:22 PM

Senate Grills a Bratty Howard Schultz on Starbucks’ Union Busting Tactics

To Defend Himself, He Made a Mockery of His Father’s Story

Labor Feb 17 1:45 PM

This Week in Worker Conquests

UW Researchers and Postdocs Authorize Strike, Employees Say Starbucks Is Understaffing, and AAA Contractors Fined $400,000 for Fatal Trench Collapse