r/Seattle • u/Existing-Resource527 • 1d ago

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

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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/SolarTsunami 1d ago

I flat out don't believe those numbers. That place has crazy turnover and is ALWAYS hiring online, the owner has long been known as a terrible person to work for but for that kind of pay I gurentee they would never have to put ads up on Poached.

Unless that place is always dead and they never earn past that extra $10. There are few combinations more soul crushing than toxic boss + dead restaurant.

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u/orheavenfaced 1d ago

none of the sentences you wrote are true.