Economist Explains How Seattle Can Avoid Common Growing Pains Ross Reynolds talks with University of California Berkeley economics professor Enrico Moretti, author of “The New Geography of Jobs,” about how the... Ross Reynolds Play AudioListen 8 mins
Could Tacoma Be Next To Hike The Minimum Wage? David Hyde spoke with News Tribune reporter Kathleen Cooper about two proposals to hike the minimum wage in Tacoma that are on the November ballot. David Hyde Play AudioListen 5 mins
Seattle's Minimum Wage Law Gets New Steward Jeannie Yandel speaks with Dylan Orr, the new director of Seattle's Office of Labor Standards, about his experience working for the U.S. Department of... Kate O'Connell Play AudioListen 5 mins
Alberta Eyes $15 Minimum Wage Marcie Sillman speaks with Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun, about a movement to raise the minimum wage in the province of Alberta to $15... Kate O'Connell Play AudioListen 7 mins
This Week's News Was Unstoppable Shell’s Arctic oil drilling plans, Seattle’s waterfront tunnel, the $15 minimum wage movement – are they all unstoppable? And if Washington state’s... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 52 mins
$15 Minimum Wage Experiment Gets Its Biggest Test (It's Not Seattle) Marcie Sillman talks with David Rolf of Service Employee's International Union 775 about Los Angeles' move to become the latest and largest American... Marcie Sillman Play AudioListen 5 mins
How Seattle Restaurants Plan To Survive The $15 Minimum Wage, Or Not So here’s a math problem for you. What do you do if you run a low-margin, labor-intensive business and your labor costs are about to go up 60 percent?... Deborah Wang
Seattle CEO's Minimum-Wage Vision: Pay Everybody At Least $70,000 Marcie Sillman speaks with Dan Price, founder and CEO of Seattle-based credit card payment processing firm Gravity Payments. He recently raised his... Kate O'Connell Play AudioListen 9 mins
Topping This Week's News: '$70,000 NOW!' A Seattle CEO cuts his own pay so he can double his employees’ salaries – is this a new model for capitalism? Should Washington state tax the megarich?... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 49 mins
Uber Drivers, Teamsters Protest On National Day Of Action For Higher Wages Unions and low-wage workers held rallies around the state Wednesday to push for higher wages. Twenty-one protesters, including seven Seattle University... John Ryan Play AudioListen 3 mins
