Capitol Hill Seattle Blog looks at Mosqueda's fight for a higher minimum wage
Time to vote: statewide initiatives in brief — carbon tax, state minimum wage, campaign finance
Seattle is already incrementally increasing its minimum wage to $15, but according to Teresa Mosqueda, political & strategic campaign director with the Washington State Labor Council, a study of the six largest cities in the state shows a boost is needed elsewhere too.Mosqueda also argued that it will help local economies because workers who have a little more money will spend it on basic necessities. … Read More
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Health, housing, union & workers’ rights advocate. Policy wonk. Coalition builder. Newly elected King County D8 Councilmember. Official KC posts at @CMTMosqueda
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For those who have asked what small businesses DONT want to permanently enshrine CM Hollingsworth's subminimum wage, they signed this op-ed.
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