Burien on Monday approved a minimum wage hike, but local organizers say exemptions in the new ordinance mean many low-wage workers will not see a pay bump.

Raise the Wage Burien organizers submitted a petition to the city clerk's office Monday to raise the city’s minimum wage to about $20 an hour.

Minimum wage laws in conflict The legal filing claims Burien businesses may now be subject to two conflicting wage structures. Burien’s new minimum wage law took effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

Early special election results are in regarding whether the city of Burien will keep the minimum wage as is or replace it with a citywide rate of $21.10.

Workers across the country will see their pay increase as new minimum wage laws take effect this month. The minimum wage rose ...

A coalition of Burien residents and workers delivered a petition to the city clerk with over 6,000 signatures calling for raising the city's minimum wage.

As early results rolled on Tuesday night, a measure in Burien to create a minimum wage increase is leading by several hundred votes.

People who support the wage increase said it will make Burien competitive with Tukwila and SeaTac - nearby cities with minimum wage hovering around $20 per hour.

Nearly two dozen states, cities and local municipalities will see some form of a minimum wage increase starting July 1.

(The Center Square) – The city of Burien has filed a lawsuit intended to halt the adoption of a voter-passed minimum wage increase in the city, but leaders of the measure say the lawsuit has no ...

As early results rolled On Tuesday Night, a measure in Burien to create a minimum wage increase based on a formula related to inflation is leading by several hundred votes.