Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has released a bold plan to restore overtime rights for hundreds of thousands of salaried workers in our state. Under the state’s plan, if you’re paid less than 2.5 times the minimum wage (about $70,000/year) you’ll get overtime pay when you work overtime hours, no matter what job title your boss gives you, and regardless of whether you’re salaried or hourly. The updated rules would phase in over the next several years.
This would be a huge step forward for workers’ rights in our state, and whether you work a salaried job, an hourly job, or you’re retired, we need your voice to back it up!
Official public comment is an important part of the process, and the state is going to be carefully tracking the number of comments they get on each side. We made it easy — just answer a few quick questions to build your own comment and let L&I know that you support restoring overtime rights.
The Canadian government just fast-tracked a response to a First Nations court victory against the Trans Mountain pipeline. It’s now re-approved and they want to start construction as early as this summer.
Remember — this project would make the Trans Mountain pipeline bigger than Keystone XL, and increase tanker traffic through the Salish Sea by seven hundred percent, which could be dire for the already struggling southern resident orca population.
We’ve partnered with First Nations who’ve led on legal actions that have helped stop this pipeline before, and now we’re needed to do it again. Will you pledge to support First Nations in their fight against this pipeline again?
We have the chance to make it easier — not harder — for people to get the birth control they need. There are multiple bills being introduced in Congress right now that would do just that — and we need to make sure they pass. Tell your representatives that you support these efforts to expand birth control access and coverage.
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