Hundreds of Seattle city employees are objecting to rules that some think are less about productivity than about repopulating downtown’s flagging business district.
SEATTLE — Hundreds of city of Seattle employees working remotely may be ready to quit over proposed return-to-office rules that some think are less about productivity than about repopulating downtown’s flagging business district.
A new city policy for remote and hybrid work was always going to be needed to replace the “hastily developed policies adopted at the heights of a global pandemic,” Harrell spokesperson Jamie Housen said in an email Thursday. Although the number of new COVID cases in Washington state has leveled off recently and deaths are falling, hospitalizations have ticked up, according to state data.
The tensions mirror those emerging across the job market, as many employees resist the ending of a remote work model some feel was just as productive as its in-person predecessor. But union officials say those explanations don’t support further limitations on remote work. They also say the mayor’s proposal may conflict with previously negotiated contact language over so-called Alternative Work Arrangements, which include remote and hybrid work.
Since February, the number of workers in downtown offices has averaged 34% of pre-pandemic levels and was at 32% last week, according to cellphone location data from Placer.ai posted by the Downtown Seattle Association. The city is “one of the biggest employers downtown, so there’s real significant impact,” said Jon Scholes, president and CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association.
Harrell’s proposal comes after earlier attempts to rein in pandemic-related work arrangements were delayed by COVID.
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