As Workers Call for Fair Scheduling Practices, Businesses Claim Unpredictable Schedules Aren't Really a Problem

by Heidi GrooverWorkers marched in Seattle and other nearby cities this fall to demand more advance notice of their work schedules. Working Washington
Yesterday, restaurant industry lawyer Bob Donovan sat across the table from Seattle City Council members and, in one brief sentence, exposed the gulf between business interests and low-wage workers: "It does not seem like it's an emergency situation.""It" is the movement to address unpredictable scheduling for hourly workers, who say they struggle