State minimum wage increases and paid sick leave now required
Beginning Jan. 1, Washington state’s minimum wage increased to $11.50 an hour and employees are now eligible to earn paid
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Small business owners will be affected by the new minimum wage
Initiative 1433 passed Nov. 8, 2016, starting from January 2017 onwards, the minimum wage will increase in gradual increments and
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Final Decision Made on UWT Minimum Wage
At 10:07 am on Jan. 12th, UWT Chancellor, Dr. Mark Pagano sent a campus-wide email regarding his final decision regarding
Read MoreFuture Minimum Wage Policy Still Being Decided
On Wednesday, April 1st, 2015, UWT raised its minimum wage to $11 an hour. Yet with UW Seattle and Bothell
Read MoreCorrection: Nov. 16th
Regarding a previously printed article: “$12 Minimum Wage Passed in Tacoma, What it Means for UWT” by Ryan Chambers in
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Initiative 1A, $15 Now—which would implement a $15 minimum wage across the city—was rejected by Tacoma voters on the Nov.
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People write history. Democracy preserves the interest of, meets the needs of, and answers the voice of the people. Democracy
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$12-$15 Wage Raise Coming to UWT
An $11 student wage raise became effective at UWT on Wednesday, April 1st. At the time, UW Seattle was pushing
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Student Employees Get a Raise at UW Tacoma
All student employees of UW Tacoma receive a $1.53 raise and will now make at least $11 dollars an hour
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$15 Minimum Wage, Coming to a Campus Near You?
Earlier this month, the University of Washington announced it is increasing the minimum pay for student workers to $11 an
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