02-04-2015 02:15 via thestranger.com

UW Refuses to Comply with City's Minimum Wage Law for Student Employees

This sort of pro-worker campus propaganda was everywhere today. Ansel Herz
Just in time for Seattle's new minimum wage law to take effect, the UW announced yesterday it will raise the minimum wage of all non-student employees to $11 per hour, starting today. It hadn't been clear whether the university was going to comply with the new law, as it waited on a state Supreme Court decision regarding whether municipalities can legally dictate pay at bodies like the Port of Seattle (another public enti
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