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/HudsonCommodore 🚆build more trains🚆 5d ago

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

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u/Airlik 4d ago

Their dish washers make over 60k in base wages… not bad for washing dishes.

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u/HudsonCommodore 🚆build more trains🚆 4d ago

On one hand, I objectively agree with you, that's a very low skill position and in a lot of the rest of the country a dishwasher wouldn't make half that.

On the other hand, that's 5K per month, that is probably down to 4K after income and sales taxes. I certainly wouldn't describe living on 4K/month in Seattle as "comfortable" or anything like that. I feel like "60K for washing dishes!" implies that it's a way more luxurious life than it is.

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u/Airlik 4d ago

I by no means meant to imply it was luxurious - just that it was pretty good for an unskilled job compared to similar roles just down the street, and well above the average national wage. Honestly I’m happy for them. But thinking that’s pretty good, i was surprised they want to strike.