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How Seattle’s record-high minimum wage has — and hasn’t — paid off
Though the cost of living remains above the $20-plus pay floor, activists say raising wages has been a success and are pushing other cities to follow suit.
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REI withheld pay from union workers, national labor board finds
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) this week filed a complaint against REI Co-op, after finding the retailer illegally withheld
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Seattle mayor pushes to renew democracy voucher program
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is asking Seattleites to renew the city’s democracy voucher program — a first-of-its-kind public campaign-financing system
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As Trump cuts workforce, federal unemployment claims in WA double
As the Trump administration pushes to dramatically downsize the federal government, new state data released this week show a big
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REI board blocks labor-backed candidates from ballot
Unionized employees are asking members to mark “withhold” on their ballots after a Seattle activist and a top Greenpeace leader were excluded.