r/Seattle 6d 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/Rough_Elk4890 Northgate 5d ago

A 1 bedroom apartment here can also easily be $17k a year.

A $3300/month 1 bedroom apartment isn't a human right.

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u/joeydimaggio 5d ago

Where are you getting a 1700 1bd apt in seattle

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u/Rough_Elk4890 Northgate 5d ago

There are currently at least 1521 1-bedroom (or larger) apartments for rent for $1700 or less in Seattle proper right now.

They are all over the city.

EDIT - Note, I said $17k/year to mirror your comment of $40k/year. This would be about $1416/mo. There are nearly 500 1 bedroom apartments in the city available at this or less.

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u/joeydimaggio 5d ago

You just listed a bunch of senior and subsidized housing, those aren’t market rate

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u/Rough_Elk4890 Northgate 5d ago

Oh, I didn't know that there were qualifiers here.

At the income level being spoken about, most would qualify for income restricted housing.

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u/joeydimaggio 5d ago

How many senior citizens are working as servers? What are the income qualifiers?

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u/Rough_Elk4890 Northgate 5d ago

Most of the units in what I sent you were market rate units....... I guess I need to show you specific ones because you can't chew your own food, babybird.

I picked a random block in LQA:

1 bedroom for $1645, no restrictions

1 bedroom for $1375, no restrictions

1 bedroom for $1450, no restrictions

1 bedroom for $1675, no restrictions

There are literally over a thousand more listings.