Articles about Tech workers

In effort to ban caste discrimination, Seattle councilmember cites system’s link to tech industry

When Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant introduced legislation this week to ban caste discrimination in Seattle, her supporters included tech… Read More

Diary of a tech worker captures slice of life in modern Seattle — on a $240,000 income

The construction cranes, the traffic, the housing prices, the general crush of a more crowded and growing city: there are… Read More

More and more Silicon Valley tech workers are looking for jobs in other cities, Indeed data shows

Seattleites who say Bay Area tech workers are invading their city have new data to back up that claim. In… Read More

Where and how do tech workers eat? Restaurateurs tell mag what Seattle growth means for fine dining

Free bananas and taco trucks may appear to be the primary food source for tech workers who take the time to… Read More

New Oxford study: Digital economy creating jobs for a few, leaving many behind

It’s difficult to imagine that the digital economy is not creating the wealth of jobs it is promising with our… Read More

Should tech workers get breaks on rentals? Debate heats up in Seattle

The debate over landlords giving breaks on rentals to Seattle tech workers is heating up. Last week, the Stranger and King 5 covered “preferred employee… Read More

Seattle to research if those sweet rent specials offered to tech workers are discriminatory

While many lament Seattle’s home-buying woes, which are being affected by the incoming droves of tech workers, it’s easy to overlook another… Read More