The existing labor contract between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)—the group representing port employers—is set to expire in just three … [Read more...]
Not raising taxes scares state employees’ union bosses
Billions of taxpayer dollars are at risk in the current negotiations led by Jay Inslee over the next contract with state employees, though the only way to find out what is going on is to read the tea … [Read more...]
Seattle activists boycotting businesses who oppose $15 min. wage
Seattle labor activists are not happy with small businesses who challenge their extreme $15 minimum wage agenda—so they are boycotting them. Organizing under the name Support Seattle Workers, $15 … [Read more...]
WA Dems list state income tax as “guiding principle” for the next two years
The Washington State Democratic Party approved its new party platform this weekend. According to the state party vice chair, the new platform describes Democrats’ “guiding principles” for the next two … [Read more...]
Seattle small business group makes gains in $15 minimum wage ballot referendum
Forward Seattle—a group of Seattle small business owners who oppose the $15 minimum wage ordinance—have collected 18,000 signatures for a “referendum that would put the Mayor's and City Council's $15 … [Read more...]
Here’s To Hoping San Francisco Voters Think Twice about $15
San Francisco voters will have the opportunity to join Seattleites in the unknown territory of a $15/hour minimum wage this November. San Francisco’s Mayor Ed Lee—who is, of course, … [Read more...]
Is state labor council for or against income tax?
The Washington State Labor Council is a staunch supporter of Democrats across our state, and a top donor to the income-tax supporting state Democrat Party. But that doesn’t stop the labor council … [Read more...]
The Left’s priorities: first raise min wage, next a state income tax
Now that Seattle has jumped off the experimental cliff by raising its minimum wage by over 60% (pending lawsuits, initiatives, common sense returning, etc.), the next step for the Professional Left in … [Read more...]
How Seattle’s $15 minimum wage will impact rent
Advocates of the $15 minimum wage—the 15 NOW crowd—used the slogan “$15 now because the rent won’t wait” as one of the 15 reasons for supporting the large wage hike in Seattle. They argued, “We … [Read more...]
The 5 [known] consequences of a $15 min. wage
Unknowns abound regarding the short and long term effects of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage—that reality is perhaps the scariest aspect of the new law. But, despite all the unknowns, discernable … [Read more...]
Inslee confused about his party’s state income tax stance
Jay Inslee is easily confused—his many Insleeisms provide proof of his tendency toward perplexity. Inslee’s most recent gaffe is touting a national ranking by Forbes which calls Washington State “the … [Read more...]
Let the backlash on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage begin
A group of Seattle franchise owners filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court to stop the city-wide $15 minimum wage ordinance scheduled to go into effect April 2015. According to franchise owners, the … [Read more...]