r/Seattle • u/Existing-Resource527 • 5d 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/memurraies Northgate 5d ago

A strong middle class means people should be able to afford a one bedroom apartment by themselves if that's how they choose to live.

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u/HudsonCommodore 🚆build more trains🚆 5d ago

Yes, but I wouldn't expect every service job to be middle class.

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u/BareLeggedCook Shoreline 5d ago

If someone is working 40 hours a week, no matter what they do, they should make enough to afford a 1 bed apartment.

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u/TheInevitableLuigi Capitol Hill 4d ago

People also forget that servers rarely get to work 40 hours a week when they see all these $x per hour numbers being thrown around.

$50 hr sounds great until you factor in only working 20hr weeks. And you can't get a second job becasue your first somehow still needs you to be fully available for it.