Seattle gig worker hazard pay and sick days are still in effect
You may have heard that a bill to repeal hazard pay for grocery workers was passed in Seattle. Grocery worker hazard pay will end 30 days after the Mayor signs […]
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Dozens of Seattle construction workers are seeing workplace-wide accountability for workplace-wide violations of their rights
We know that when there’s one labor rights violation in a workplace, there’s often more. And that’s exactly what the Seattle Office of Labor Standards found in a recent investigation […]
Welcoming Danielle Alvarado as the new Executive Director of Fair Work Center & Working Washington
Dear Working Washington & Fair Work Center community, We are thrilled to welcome Danielle Alvarado as the new Executive Director of Working Washington & Fair Work Center. Danielle has more […]
The Seattle Office of Labor Standards has moved $5 million from big gig companies to gig workers (so far)
Ever since gig workers in Seattle won first-in-the-nation hazard pay + sick leave laws last summer, workers have been enforcing their new rights & bringing cases to the Seattle Office […]
Domestic workers in Seattle won a Bill of Rights in 2018. What’s next?
In 2018, nannies and housecleaners with Working Washington & Casa Latina won the Seattle Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, ensuring domestic workers are covered by basic labor protections like minimum […]
Fair Work News — May 2021
a restaurant where workers’ rights weren’t on the menu A Spanish-speaking immigrant restaurant worker in Seattle recently contacted our legal clinic looking for help enforcing his rights on the job. […]
What are ag workers saying about what real celebration and support would look like?
Agricultural workers in the Yakima Valley joined Fair Work Center on the radio last month as part of a program celebrating National Ag Workers’ Week. Workers shared the challenges they’re […]
¿Qué dicen los trabajadores agrícolas sobre cómo podemos celebrar su trabajo de verdad?
La semana pasada, algunos trabajadores agrícolas del Valle de Yakima participaron en un programa de radio junto con Fair Work Center para celebrar la Semana Nacional de Trabajadores Campesinos. Compartieron […]
Help us build an even stronger worker movement in 2021
In this challenging year, your support has helped us respond to this crisis, win new workers’ rights, and continue building worker power. >>>Will you renew your support in the new year […]
A Potent Pairing: Wine & Wage Theft at Tandem Wine & Cheese Bar
Tandem Wine and Cheese Bar was promoted as a chic, relaxed, farm-to-table restaurant, with an eclectic decor and an outdoor patio in the heart of Woodinville’s wineries. It opened in […]