Editorials / Opinion

Share the wealth Angeles Solis (middle left) and Yecenia Morales-Garcia, members of United Students Against Sweatshops, chant in solidarity outside the Broadway Subway during a demonstration and walkout of fast food and coffee shop employees on Broadway Ave. on Capitol Hill Aug. 29, 2013. The rally was part of a nationwide protest, spanning to New York…

Event staff deserve more A crowd of marches past Seattle Central on Broadway during a demonstration and walkout of fast food and coffee shop employees on Broadway Ave. on Capitol Hill Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. [Lindsey Wasson, The Seattle Times] I love the city of Seattle and value the many public events that provide enrichment for the…

It’s up to you Ethan Dietrich-Reed, laid off from the Capitol Hill Qdoba when it closed, claps in a brief downpour outside Panera Bread opposite Seattle Central Community College during a demonstration and walkout of fast food and coffee shop employees on Broadway Ave on Capitol Hill Thursday, August 29, 2013. The rally was part of…

The worst thing we can do Angeles Solis (middle left) and Yecenia Morales-Garcia, members of United Students Against Sweatshops, chant in solidarity outside of a Subway during a demonstration and walkout of fast food and coffee shop employees on Broadway Ave. on Capitol Hill Aug. 29. The rally was part of a nationwide protest, spanning to…

Column was misleading A circle of protesters lock hands and sit on the road outside McDonalds as fast-food workers rally against “wage theft” by their employers in Seattle, on Thursday, August 1. [Marcus Yam, The Seattle Times.] To say that today, “more American workers are excluded from the legal right to form a union than currently have…

Employers, not taxpayers, should pay workers Tom Douglas is raising the minimum wage for cooks and bakers in the kitchens of his 16 local restaurants to $15 an hour. Douglas is not a fan of the government mandating such a wage. [John Lok, The Seattle Times.] A minimum-wage employee is likely receiving a number of government subsidies…

Increasing wage alone will not lead to wealth If minimum wage were increased to $15 an hour, people currently earning minimum wage and working full-time would take home more than $200 extra each week. [“Guest column: Seattle leads the chorus for a living wage,” Opinion, Aug. 11.] It is widely recognized that the most common way…

An unrealistic wish A circle of protesters lock hands and sit on the road outside McDonalds as fast-food workers rally against “wage theft” by their employers in Seattle, on Thursday, August 1. [Marcus Yam, The Seattle Times.] To all those fast-food workers who are now demanding a $15-an-hour wage: as the old saying warns, be careful what…

People need to work for success Fast food workers march in Seattle on May 30 to protest low wages. [Dean Rutz, The Seattle Times.] I think it is time to remind those with low-paying jobs that nobody owes them a living. [“Northwest Voices: Fast-food worker,” Opinion, Aug. 3.] Millions upon millions of Americans started out life with…

Simple supply-and-demand Seattle police officers arrest Zachary Heim for sitting a circle of protesters with hands interlocked, blocking the road outside McDonalds as fast food workers rally against “wage theft,” by their employers in Seattle, on Thursday, Aug. 1. [Marcus Yam, The Seattle Times.] There is much consternation in Seattle over “living wages” for low-wage workers. More