Wilson, who recently announced she is running for Seattle mayor, said minimum wage increases benefit everybody by giving workers more money to spend in the local economy.
“It really makes a difference in people’s lives when they have the money to pay rent and put food on the table,” Wilson said.
The Transit Riders Union most recently fought to raise the wage this winter with a ballot initiative in Burien aimed at closing loopholes in a minimum wage law passed by the Burien City Council last year. The Union’s initiative passed with 57% of the vote in February, but the city filed a lawsuit shortly after in an attempt to
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