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After over a year of quiet efforts, Mud Bay is finally approaching their first round of union elections. By September 12th, five Mud Bay stores in the Seattle, WA area will have voted to create a worker union with UFCW 3000. We, the workers, are voting in a union to address several of Mud Bay's policies, employee ownership, and poor financial decisions. As a company that claims to be family and employee owned, it's employees have had less and less of a voice over the years as Mud Bay races toward total independent-pet-store domination. Communication between stores and upper management has weakened; individuality between stores is being wiped away; and "good jobs" don't seem to be a priority anymore. We have been working hand-in-hand with UFCW 3000 reps to create a worker union since last year. It hasn't been an easy journey with quite the bombardment of anti-union propaganda from upper management, but we have persevered by sticking together and showing solidarity through it all. Each store that is voting is practically unanimously in support of forming the union, many workers saying this has been a long time coming: "I want us to be the company we set out to be. [...] I want to build a strong company that we are proud of. I believe it's time for us to work together as a union, to ensure that we do." ~ Belltown Worker Testimonial on Reddit "It's hard to voice our opinions on our own, especially when it feels like they go nowhere, but as a union we can be heard together." ~ Greenwood Worker Testimonial on IG If you know of Mud Bay or even frequent it, we could really use your support. Mud Bay is built on customer relations. It has always been one of our top priorities and the main thing that keeps any business running. With the support of our customers and community, Mud Bay will learn how important it is to us to have a louder voice and return Mud Bay to the welcoming, trustworthy business it was to begin with. If you want to follow along our journey, check out our posts over on r/mudbaypetstore and mudbayworkers on IG Stronger as a pack! Muddies fighting back!

After over a year of quiet efforts, Mud Bay is finally approaching their first round of union elections. By September 12th, five Mud Bay stores in the Seattle, WA area will have voted to create a worker union with UFCW 3000. We, the workers, are voting in a union to address several of Mud Bay's policies, employee ownership, and poor financial decisions. As a company that claims to be family and employee owned, it's employees have had less and less of a voice over the years as Mud Bay races toward total independent-pet-store domination. Communication between stores and upper management has weakened; individuality between stores is being wiped away; and "good jobs" don't seem to be a priority anymore. We have been working hand-in-hand with UFCW 3000 reps to create a worker union since last year. It hasn't been an easy journey with quite the bombardment of anti-union propaganda from upper management, but we have persevered by sticking together and showing solidarity through it all. Each store that is voting is practically unanimously in support of forming the union, many workers saying this has been a long time coming: "I want us to be the company we set out to be. [...] I want to build a strong company that we are proud of. I believe it's time for us to work together as a union, to ensure that we do." ~ Belltown Worker Testimonial on Reddit "It's hard to voice our opinions on our own, especially when it feels like they go nowhere, but as a union we can be heard together." ~ Greenwood Worker Testimonial on IG If you know of Mud Bay or even frequent it, we could really use your support. Mud Bay is built on customer relations. It has always been one of our top priorities and the main thing that keeps any business running. With the support of our customers and community, Mud Bay will learn how important it is to us to have a louder voice and return Mud Bay to the welcoming, trustworthy business it was to begin with. If you want to follow along our journey, check out our posts over on r/mudbaypetstore and mudbayworkers on IG Stronger as a pack! Muddies fighting back!

Hi everyone! My family and I escaped from deep south rural Georgia to Seattle in 2022. We are happy here, healing and thriving and grateful. We are about to sign our 4th year lease for our comfortable UDistrict apartment. (I definitely think UDistrict is so slept on btw!!!) Anyway for the first time in me (49f) and my husband's (42m) lives, we find ourselves with a little more money than we need, savings, and a 401k. It's small, but a solid start. We are learning how to grow what we have. I'm not comfortable with the big corporate bank we are currently with. I really need to find black owned banking, accounting, financial advice. I would strongly prefer an American black woman in particular. It would be so cool to find someone in Seattle.

I'm looking for local businesses that carry natural cosmetic products, particularly businesses that are environmentally and socially conscious. Boutiques, salons, natural good stores, or anywhere else all work. I'm new to the area and am finding navigating all the options in the city to be overwhelming! For context, I work with a small nonprofit that works with rural communities in an African country on rainforest restoration. Part of that involves producing a cosmetic product from a native plant and bringing it to the US to raise money for the program overall. Not sharing any more details to avoid self-promotion, but I'm hoping to find a business around Seattle that might be interested in this kind of project. Any tips or suggestions are much appreciated!

Hello! I’m organizing a sample sale through my work and want to spread the word. We’ll have tons of cool brand and great deals, so come on by and tell your friends! Available brands, location, time, etc are all on the flyer :)

Really enjoy coffee but cannot stand the artificial syrups. Been into making housemade syrups, any coffee places to visit just for their housemade syrups? Can be super simple too.

Moved to Seattle about two months ago and we have loved every moment of it (so far!). I am a huge fan of coffee but better yet a fan of housemade syrups! It inspired me to create a website just for that (coffeesip.io) and we are starting to see the community grow :) It is totally free and just want to discover the best coffee out there, my personal favorite is in the Fremont area. Shoutout Milstead & Co.

I will be in town September 11-14 and would like to run a few games while I’m in town. Are there any locations I could go during this time or any days we collectively can organize a run? Please lmk thank you !!! PS - I’m not that good 😂 I just want to get a run in with people from a different city!

So tomorrow my friends and I are going to PAX West then going to the Mariners game right after. I already have a clear backpack within the proper measurements for the stadium but I had another question. Is it okay to have a small makeup bag within the clear backpack, even if the small makeup bag is not clear? I carry some small items like medications and stuff that I don't want to be out in the open to be seen and I just want to keep the bag a little more organized. Thank you!

Hi! Planning a client dinner in Bellevue and need to find the best restaurants with solid vegetarian options. Need the restaurant to have good service, ambiance, food - and generally be an impressive place. I’m thinking an Italian spot as vegetarian is typically quite easy, but truly any suggestions are welcome!