The Tacoma City Council is on track to see a minimum-wage hike proposal before the end of the year, according to the deputy mayor.
Deputy Mayor Joe Bushnell is spearheading an effort to develop a proposal for a minimum-wage increase. Bushnell’s efforts come amid a prolonged legal battle between United Food and Commercial Workers Local 367 and the city of Tacoma over a measure the union sought to put on the November 2025 ballot called the “Worker’s Bill of Rights.” It seeks to increase the minimum wage and strengthen worker protections…