The collision is coming.
But the tip credit is ending at the end of the year and struggling small businesses say they may not be able to survive. Sawant, now on the outside looking in, lambasted the proposal as a betrayal of the landmark law she had fought for, a law that had lifted countless workers from poverty, particularly benefiting women and people of color.
As The Seattle Times reported, the bill’s introduction was imminent, with the council racing against time to enact the change before the fall’s budget process commenced. The question is: Would this proposal be the salve for struggling businesses or a step back for hard-won worker rights?The tactic of mudslinging during political campaigns goes back a few hundred years, but lately, in our political landscape, things are definitely dirtier.The SMN crew talks about the ‘R” word. RETIREMENT.