SeaTac wage vote to have longest, widest repercussion from 2013 election

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SeaTac wage vote to have longest, widest repercussion from 2013 election
By BILL VIRGIN
December 1, 2013 Updated 21 hours ago

The most consequential election outcome in this region in 2013 occurred not at the state level (rejection of the food-labeling initiative means nothing changes) or in its largest city (Tweedledum or Tweedledee for mayor, flip a coin, check back in four years to see how fast Seattle voters get bored with the new incumbent).

Instead the vote likely to have the longest and widest repercussions, not just in its community but for the region and perhaps the state, was a ballot issue voted on in the small town of SeaTac (population just under 28,000).

Proposition 1, placed on the ballot by initiative, would require “certain hospitality and transportation employers to pay specified employees a $15 hourly minimum wage, adjusted annually for inflation, and pay sick and safe time of 1 hour per 40 hours worked,” according to the voters guide summary. “Tips shall be retained by workers who performed the services. Employers must offer additional hours to existing part-time employees before hiring from the outside.”

We use the conditional only because the outcome isn’t absolutely certain. The initiative won by 77 votes in election results certified Tuesday afternoon. That was out of 6,003 votes counted, according to The Associated Press.



unhappycamper comment: "The initiative won by 77 votes..." <-- This is the reason why IT'S IMPORTANT TO VOTE!!1!