[TRU Research] Research project for 2023 minimum wage campaigns

[Stephen DeSanto]

On a quick survey of the map of Renton
<https://maps.rentonwa.gov/Html5viewer/Index.html?viewer=cormaps>, I
noticed that W Valley Highway runs parallel to the Renton border in Tukwila
(near Southcenter), and a parallel street across the border in Renton.
There are probably many examples of similar businesses between the two,
separated by less than a mile. (Not quite 'across the street' but there's
not much in-between but industrial parks). For example, hotels:

- Hampton Inn Seattle/Southcenter: 7200 S 156th St, Tukwila, WA 98188
- Residence Inn by Marriott Seattle South/Tukwila: 16201 W Valley Hwy,
Tukwila, WA 98188
- Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Sea-Tac Area: 16038 W Valley Hwy, Tukwila,
WA 98188
- Hilton Garden Inn Seattle/Renton: 1801 E Valley Rd, Renton, WA 98057
- Larkspur Landing Renton: 1701 E Valley Rd, Renton, WA 98057

Tukwila and Renton are separated by only one exit on I-405, so there are
likely to be many more comparisons that can be made between them.

I'll keep looking for closer connections.

On Sun, Jan 29, 2023 at 9:33 AM Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org>
wrote:

> Just found this, the maps under the “West King County” section are
> probably useful!
> https://kingcounty.gov/depts/local-services/programs/community-service-areas.aspx
>
> On Jan 28, 2023, at 1:45 PM, Katie Wilson <katie at transitriders.org> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> As you may know, TRU is hoping to work on several minimum wage campaigns
> this year: supporting the ballot initiative in Renton, and trying to move
> minimum wage laws through council in Burien, King County Council (for
> unincorporated King County), and SeaTac (to expand the law to apply to more
> industries and workers).
>
> During the Tukwila campaign, it was extremely useful to have the example
> of rental car companies operating on two sides of the street— one in
> Tukwila and one in SeaTac— paying their workers different wages for the
> same work.
>
> For these new campaigns, it would great to have some examples like this.
> So the goal of this research project would be to find similar businesses
> nearby but in different jurisdictions, where one jurisdiction has already
> raised its minimum wage (Seattle/SeaTac/Tukwila) and the other is one of
> our targets (Renton/Burien/unincorporated KC). For example, someone
> mentioned to me that there’s a Bartell Drugs and a Walgreens on either side
> of Roxbury, one in Seattle and the other in White Center. (See attached
> images.)
>
> And there would be an additional SeaTac-specific project of trying to get
> a better understanding of what businesses & workers are not covered by
> SeaTac’s minimum wage law. I’m attaching some data I got from an ESD
> economist about that; if anyone’s interested in pursuing this we should
> probably chat first so I can tell you what I know.
>
> What do you think, anyone interested in working on this stuff? (Also, if
> you’d like to be taken off this group at any point, just let me know.)
>
> Thanks all!!!
> Katie
>
> <SeaTac 2022 Q1 Gap.xlsx>
> <Screen Shot 2023-01-28 at 1.24.49 PM.png>
> <Screen Shot 2023-01-28 at 1.25.03 PM.png>
>
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