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After a new minimum wage law for gig delivery drivers took effect, apps like DoorDash, Instacart and Uber Eats raised customer fees. Now Seattle City Council is considering revisions to the law.
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Washington state rideshare drivers might be among the best paid in the country, but the drivers, many of whom are low-income immigrants, remain concerned about money and safety.
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The Washington Hospitality Association and the Washington Food Industry Association are among those who have contributed to a new PAC opposing a minimum wage proposal in Renton, Wash.
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Washington state’s minimum wage will increase 54 cents to $16.28 an hour next year. The 3.37% increase is a cost-of-living adjustment based on the federal Consumer Price Index.
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King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay is calling for a minimum wage of $18.99 in unincorporated King County.
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After successful local campaigns in recent years, Seattle, SeaTac and Tukwila all have a minimum wage that hovers around $19 dollars an hour. Organizers in Renton are hoping their city will be next.
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An initiative to increase the minimum hourly wage in Tukwila, Washington, by more than $3 has qualified for the November ballot. The initiative process will move to the Tukwila City Council, which can pass the initiative into law or send it to the ballot.
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There’s a new push by labor rights advocates to set a minimum pay standard for people who work for delivery apps like DoorDash and Instacart. The national Pay Up campaign aims to ensure delivery app workers get paid at least $15 an hour, plus the cost of mileage and other expenses.
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The private prison company The GEO Group has been ordered to pay Washington state nearly $4.5 million in legal fees, after the state sued to force the company to pay detainees at its immigration lockup in Tacoma minimum wage for work they perform there.
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This story originally aired on November 17, 2015.Sports have such a powerful hold on our culture that lawmakers are often willing to take extraordinary…