Tukwila residents will have that option to vote for an increased minimum wage this November as the organization Raise The Wage Tukwila pushes for a three-dollar raise.
If voters approve the ballot initiative, the minimum wage would go from $14.49 to approximately $17.50.
“There are so many low-wage jobs in that city and so many people who are really struggling with rising rents and rising costs of living,” said Katie Wilson, the campaign organizer for Raise The Wage Tukwila. “Gas, groceries, everything’s getting more expensive and you have people who are living off $14.50 an hour, $15 an hour, and it’s just not enough.”
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