10,000 Tacoma voters got their signatures heard — court orders the Workers' Bill of Rights to the ballot

Washington's Court of Appeals ruled that Tacoma's City Council must advance a citizen initiative — the Workers' Bill of Rights, signed by nearly 10,000 residents — to voters. The measure would set stronger standards for wages, scheduling, access to hours, and workplace safety. The court rejected the city's attempt to nullify the qualified initiative over a missed election deadline, holding that the city failed its charter obligations and cannot use the deadline to deny voters their say.