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“Three bills in the state legislature, all sponsored by Republican Rep. Cary Condotta (R-12) would collectively result in a lower state minimum wage. […] House Bill 2497 would allow employers to pay workers who receive tips wages as low as $7.25 an hour, the current federal minimum.” (Source: Publicola) This could mean a pay cut of […]
January 24, 2011 50 UNITE HERE Local 8 members working at SeaTac Airport were joined today by retail workers, janitors, passenger service workers and supporters from the labor and faith community to send a strong message to the Port of Seattle that they will not sit by while the Port puts their jobs at risk. […]
UNITE HERE Local 8 members have been in negotiations with the Edgewater, the Space Needle and the Seattle Hilton for many months. At all three places, the workers are fighting for their job security, and their union. In this economic climate, workers need to know they can’t be thrown under the bus at any moment. Our […]
The Hilton Seattle is entertaining prospective buyers right now, and union workers are in danger of being replaced with poverty-wage jobs. PROTEST AGAINST POVERTY JOBS: HILTON SEATTLE Monday, January 16th at 3pm (After the MLK Day March) Hilton Seattle, 6th and University “To end humiliation was a start, but to end poverty is a bigger task.” – […]
The Edgewater Hotel WALL STREET and Alaskan Way Monday, December 19th 4pm – 5pm Featuring “A Tale of Two Christmases” Families Welcome! What do hotel workers want for the Holidays? Job Security Livable Wages Benefits Safe Workloads Dignity JUSTICE! Background: Two weeks ago UNITE HERE Local 8 reached a tentative agreement with the Westin Seattle! […]
Biggest Electoral Shift in SeaTac City Council History SEATAC – On November 29,2011, the King County Elections Office declared Mia Gregerson the winner in a hotly contested race for SeaTac city council. The race solidified a victory for progressives in SeaTac, after the landslide victories of Dave Bush and Barry Ladenburg over their conservative opponents […]