The Seattle Domestic Workers Ordinance went into effect in July 2019 and provides some basic labor rights such as minimum wage, rest and meal breaks for nannies, house cleaners, homecare workers and gardeners working in Seattle.
The Seattle Domestic Workers Coalition includes representatives from Casa Latina, Hand-in-Hand, Legal Voice, Nanny Collective, National Domestic Workers Alliance, SEIU 775, and Working Washington.
The Seattle Domestic Workers Coalition is currently conducting a survey of domestic workers and of employers to learn about their experiences and opinions related to providing benefits for domestic workers. Bridges Chair and Director, Kim England is helping to get the word out.
The Coalition is particularly keen to hear from workers who work in the City of Seattle (including those who don’t live in Seattle) and employers who live in Seattle. The survey results will be used to inform policies regarding domestic workers. The responses are anonymous and will only be shared in aggregate.
If you are a nanny, house cleaner, home care worker or gardener or you employ such a worker in your home (or have in the last year), please take a few minutes to fill out the relevant short surveys to share your input (and feel free to share with others).
If you are neither a domestic worker or employer, please forward and share the surveys with your networks. Thank you for participating and/or sharing.