What's the latest on efforts to pass $20 minimum wage in Tacoma?
Efforts in Tacoma to pass a $20 minimum wage and establish a Worker’s Bill of Rights face various challenges.
Articles describe how organizers submitted signatures and the Tacoma City Council missed the deadline for a November election. Tacoma activists’ filed a lawsuit. Now the city has challenged a special February election date set by a judge, citing legal concerns.
One article details how the Tacoma City Council, after missing the November deadline, voted on a task force to review labor standards.
NO. 1: EFFORTS TO PASS WORKER’S BILL OF RIGHTS, $20 MINIMUM WAGE IN TACOMA ADVANCE
In submitting the roughly 10,000 signatures at city hall on June 24, UFCW 367 and the Tacoma DSA are one step closer in the city’s initiative process. | Published June 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isha Trivedi
NO. 2: WORKER’S BILL OF RIGHTS LIKELY TO APPEAR ON TACOMA BALLOT, BUT TIMELINE IS UNCLEAR
Tacoma residents are likely to vote on a “Worker’s Bill of Rights,” though the timeline to do so is unclear. | Published August 7, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isha Trivedi
NO. 3: TACOMA COUNCIL SENDS WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS TO BALLOT. BUT DID IT MISS DEADLINE?
The Tacoma City Council on Aug. | Published August 8, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isha Trivedi
NO. 4: TACOMA CREATES LABOR TASK FORCE AFTER WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS MISSES BALLOT DEADLINE
The Tacoma City council voted Aug. | Published August 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isha Trivedi
NO. 5: TACOMA KNOWINGLY DELAYED VOTE ON WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS, LAWSUIT ALLEGES
Documents filed as part of a lawsuit against the city of Tacoma allege that Tacoma deliberately delayed a vote on whether to put a “workers bill of rights” on the ballot. | Published August 22, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isha Trivedi
NO. 6: TACOMA LEADERS: WORKERS MUST HAVE MAJORITY ON LABOR TASK FORCE | OPINION
This summer, Tacoma grocery workers and their community supporters collected over 10,000 signatures for the Workers’ Bill of Rights — a citizens’ initiative to raise the minimum wage to $20/hour and guarantee fair scheduling and safe staffing. | Published September 8, 2025 | Read Full Story
NO. 7: TACOMA CHALLENGES FEBRUARY ELECTION FOR SO-CALLED ‘WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS’
The city of Tacoma has asked a judge to reconsider his recent decision to put a proposed “Workers Bill of Rights” on the ballot in a special election in February, according to court filings. | Published September 22, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isha Trivedi
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