Local Pay Requirements for Essential Workers

What’s the deal? Seattle City Council unanimously approved additional $4 per hour for grocery workers during the declared pandemic.

Why should we care? Minimum wage legislation both state and local are all the rage. One even passed statewide in Florida with voter approval with a a Republican businessman supporting it.

Why does this matter to me? How essential workers are being defined is impacting everything from pay to hazard pay to vaccines and more.

Washington Policy Center | The Seattle City Council forces grocery stores to pay more for its workers