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In the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State, county workers never got the pay raise they demanded — but they've celebrated ever since. Lacking the funds to increase wages ...

Best kayaking in the San Juan Islands of Washington. Kayak tours and best places to launch in the San Juans, including ...

Washington state's San Juan County is moving to a 32-hour work week, beginning Oct. 1, 2023. “The 32-hour work week is both fiscally responsible and socially responsive. It takes into account a ...

The San Juan Islands consist of 172 named islands and reefs in San Juan County, located in the Pacific Northwest of Washington state. The ferries go to the three main islands in the San Juan ...

Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with San Juan County, an area which may be larger than San Juan County itself. The number of ...

A small island county in Washington state is moving most of its employees to a 32-hour workweek without lowering their pay. The San Juan County Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the ...

SAN JUAN COUNTY, Wash. — Washington state's first county to implement a four-day workweek is "encouraged" by the results of its first six months in action. San Juan County instituted a 32-hour ...

Labor shortages at Washington State Ferries have caused ... Before the new 32-hour workweek, San Juan County had upward of 30 open jobs with zero applicants, sometimes for months. “ ...

According to data from the Census Bureau, in San Juan County, Washington, the median age is 56.7 – about 19 years higher than the national median. A reported 33.4% of local residents are 65 and ...