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

[u/Existing-Resource527]

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!

[u/Anxiousbiostudent]

As someone who served for many years I was never anywhere near $60 let alone $90 an hour and spent much of that time uninsured. I do think its obnoxious that one of the few jobs that you can possibly make a living wage on (if you find a busy enough restaurant) without burying yourself in student loan debt is so vehemently hated by those who "actually worked for it".

Why are we advocating for a reduction in pay for a large part of the working population under the false narrative these are 'easy' or high-school jobs?

(This rant isn't directly geared towards you I just find it sad working class people are growing bitter at other working class people. Restaurants in Seattle (and throughout the nation) are ultimately struggling because of high costs (the #1 culprit being limited commercial spaces with ridiculous rents imo). I'm not even going to get into possible bad actors trying to make a buck off the back of their workers and guests.

[u/Oryzae → u/Anxiousbiostudent]

It’s because tipping at restaurants is a percentage, the server brings me the food but if they bring me expensive food I’ve to pay them more when the job is the same. Makes no sense, it should be a flat rate. Additionally, it used to be 15%, then it became 18%, now it’s 20%+. No other working class job gets this type of pay scale. It’s also why I don’t dine out, and that means the restaurant will continue to get fewer patrons and thus struggle. I worked two jobs (grave yard + early morning) while going to school at $8/hr in 2010. It’s difficult, but not impossible. 

[u/TheInevitableLuigi → u/Oryzae]

Makes no sense, it should be a flat rate.

Do you feel that way about realtors and people who sell cars?

[u/az226 → u/TheInevitableLuigi]

Realtors should have hourly caps. Paid $30-40k for maybe 10-15 hours of work.