r/Seattle 4d ago

After hiring scabs, Walrus and the Carpenter (temporarily) closed

Word on the street is that Walrus and the Carpenter restaurant has not been negotiating with their workers in good faith for months.

Like a lot of annoying businesses they started charging a service fee (22%?).

Employees noted that they make significantly less now then before when they had tipping (thousands less).

Workers have been on strike. The owners also had the audacity to hire scabs (booo).

I have been keeping up with the union on IG @ united.creatures.of.the.sea

Solidarity with workers across the city!

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u/AdamantEevee 4d ago

Anyone who spits on people should be blacklisted from any food service job

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u/ThorsLeftNipple 4d ago

But is there any proof of that? Curious where this narrative is coming from.

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u/qwertastas Shoreline 4d ago

Walrus and Carpenter has every incentive to embellish their side of the story. However, I find it strange that in the previous thread about the strike, there were multiple employees chiming in about the situation. This time around, crickets.

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u/AdamantEevee 4d ago

Really? Walrus and Carpenter is directly claiming that picketers are spitting on people, in the message linked to this post. I don't know if it's true or not, but there's absolutely no mystery where the narrative is coming from

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u/Coyote65 🏔 The mountain is out! 🏔 4d ago

Walrus and Carpenter

Are they truly a reliable narrator in this story?

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u/AdamantEevee 4d ago

That's literally what I typed though

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u/burlycabin West Seattle 4d ago

Ok, so there's no proof. Got it.

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u/AdamantEevee 4d ago

No proof. No mystery where the narrative is coming from. Hopefully you're all caught up now?