Centro Chinampa is now open in Yakima!
More than one hundred people came together earlier this week to celebrate the grand opening of Centro Chinampa, our new worker center in Yakima! Centro Chinampa is a first-of-its-kind […]
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¡Gran inauguración del centro de trabajadores en Yakima — 15 de junio!
¡La gran inauguración del nuevo centro de trabajadores en Yakima viene el 15 de junio…y te invitamos a festejar con nosotros! Nuestro nuevo centro en Yakima — un esfuerzo colaborativo […]
Yakima worker center grand opening — June 15th
[Haga clic aquí para leer esta noticia en español] The grand opening of our new worker center in Yakima is coming up on June 15th…and you’re invited to join in […]
Join us online this week for Workers’ Workshop-Palooza
We’re gearing up for May Day—aka International Workers’ Day—with an entire week of online workers’ rights workshops. It’s the Workers’ Workshop-Palooza. Have a question about your rights at work? Missing a paycheck? Not […]
Request for Information: Nonprofit Accounting Services Providers
Fair Work Center (a 501c3 nonprofit organization) & Working Washington (a 501c4 nonprofit organization) — two related organizations that share an Executive Director, staff, and other resources — are issuing […]
La historia de Efrain: “Fue una falta de respeto”
Efraín trabajaba como cocinero en un bar deportivo en Seattle. Tuvo que trabajar horas extras, no pudo tomar descansos, y lo pagaron por 40 horas cada semana—sin importar cuántas horas […]
Efraín’s story: “It felt like a total lack of respect”
Efraín worked as a cook for a sports bar and grill in Seattle. He was regularly required to work overtime hours, didn’t get any breaks, and was only paid […]
Los trabajadores de agricultura en WA ahora deben recibir un pago extra cuando trabajan horas extras
Haga clic aquí para leer esta noticia en inglés. Miles de trabajadores de agricultura en WA ahora deben recibir un pago extra cuando trabajan horas extras. Durante la sesión legislativa […]
Agricultural workers in WA will now get overtime pay when they work overtime hours
Haga clic aquí para leer esta noticia en español. Tens of thousands of agricultural workers across the state now get overtime pay when they work overtime hours. That’s because of […]
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 […]