Tukwila residents will have that option to vote for an increased minimum wage this November as the organization Raise The Wage Tukwila pushes for a three-dollar raise.
Tukwila residents will have that option to vote for an increased minimum wage this November as the organizationIf voters approve the ballot initiative, the minimum wage would go from $14.49 to approximately $17.50.
“There are so many low-wage jobs in that city and so many people who are really struggling with rising rents and rising costs of living,” said Katie Wilson, the campaign organizer for Raise The Wage Tukwila. “Gas, groceries, everything’s getting more expensive and you have people who are living off $14.50 an hour, $15 an hour, and it’s just not enough.”As of Jan. 1, Washington’s minimum wage is $14.49 per hour, up from $13.69 per hour in 2021.
If the initiative passes, large businesses with 501 or more worldwide employees will pay the new rate beginning July 2023. Companies with less employees will have three years to adjust to the proposed wage. The smallest businesses, defined by employing fewer than 15 employees, will be exempt and continue to follow the state’s minimum wage.
Organizers of the initiative nearly doubled the required amount of signatures needed to bring the issue to the Tukwila City Council for consideration. The Transit Riders Union gathered the signatures.“Now, we are getting ready to launch our fall campaign to get out there and make sure that you know everyone knows this is happening and has a chance to weigh in,” Wilson said.
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