Manuel Ellis’ family to receive $4M from Pierce County in wrongful death settlement
Pierce County agreed Tuesday to pay $4 million to settle part of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Manual Ellis, who died in Tacoma police custody two years ago. The Pierce County Council unanimously approved the settlement. “No monetary value will ever compensate for the loss or heartache Mr. Ellis’ family and loved ones experienced over the last two years. Nor will it stop the Ellis family or community from grieving his death,” a council statement following the vote said. Continue reading at The News Tribune.
For immunocompromised people in WA, return to ‘normal’ threatens mental and physical health
As public safety measures against the coronavirus fade into the rearview mirror — Washington’s mask mandate has ended in most locations and, in general, proof of vaccination is no longer required to eat in restaurants or attend crowded events — many people like [Maia] Williams are receding even further into lives of solitude. Around age 3 or 4, Williams was diagnosed with a condition called common variable immune deficiency, a grab-bag term for a number of immune problems. Williams, who has worked from home for the past two years, says she’s living proof of the price of returning to pre-pandemic life. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Alan Berner)
Seattle Starbucks unionizes in coffee giant’s home city
Baristas and other employees at a Seattle Starbucks have voted to unionize, the first such vote in the city where Starbucks originated and the latest in a nationwide push to organize the coffee shop chain. The unanimous vote announced Tuesday by the National Labor Relations Board is also an especially symbolic win as Howard Schultz returns as interim chief executive officer, The Seattle Times reported. The store in the Capitol Hill neighborhood will become the seventh in the country where employees have voted in favor of unionizing with Workers United, an affiliate of the Service Employees International Union. Continue reading at The Associated Press. (Ted S. Warren)
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