On International Workers Day, concert venue and bar staff at Nuemos, Barboza, and The Runway in Capitol Hill, Seattle announced their organizing drive after months of agitation for better working conditions.
The union, named Nuemos Workers United (NWU) began their organizing drive with a rigorous internal petition signed by over 50 staff members (over 75% of workplace representation) listing demands to improve working conditions. The list of demands includes holding the employer accountable to comply with federal, state, and municipal labor laws, better pay compensation with a base rate of $30 an hour (including proportional raises) and safer staffing practices.
As service industry workers continue to form new unions and agitate against abject poverty and abuse from the bosses, the workers of NWU are a welcome addition to the fight for a stronger labor movement in the heart of Seattle, a bastion of the organized labor in the Pacific Northwest.
NWU is seeking community support. For more information, visit @nuemosworkers on Instagram.
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