rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/demand-transparency-for-washingtons-workers-pass-sb-5130?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-demand-transparency-for-washingtons-workers-pass-sb-5130' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Patrick McGah https://actionnetwork.org/users/patrick-mcgah/profile https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/323/958/normal/Washington_State_Capitol_Legislative_Building.jpg The Problem: Employers in Washington are under no legal obligation to provide basic transparency in their performance evaluation processes. Workers are often actively denied access to the records pertaining to their own performance reviews or discipline – including any rationale for a demotion or termination. These decisions cause enormous disruption to workers’ finances and to their families. The lack of transparency does not afford workers the integrity and dignity which they deserve. The opacity of the performance evaluation process also leads to a biased system with structural barriers for Black and Latino workers; one prominent tech company’s own internal data shows that Black workers are twice as likely than white workers to be subject to performance-related discipline and only half as likely to receive a performance commendation. The Solution: A bill introduced in the Washington State Senate, Senate Bill (SB) 5130, mandates that workers have access to the entirety of their employment files, including performance reviews and disciplinary records. The Effect: Transparency in these HR practices provides basic information that workers need to make informed decisions about their jobs and their livelihood. Transparency lessens the information imbalance between worker and employer, which evens the power balance between worker and employer. Although tech companies may be among the most egregious practitioners of opaque HR practices, this bill helps ALL workers in Washington: white collar & blue collar, knowledge economy & service economy. The Action: We, the  Tech Workers of WashingtonUrge the Washington State Legislature to: Pass SB 5130 in the 2022 legislative session and send the bill to Gov. Inslee’s desk! Additional Info: If you want to learn more about the bill, including its text and co-sponsors, check out the official summary from the Legislature. If you are not a Washington resident, please feel free to sign as in solidarity. Put a 'zero' in for your Legislative District if that's the case. Don't know your state Legislative District, Washington resident? Check out state's district finder here. We are asking you to provide your district number so that we make sure we have signers from multiple districts when we engage with legislators. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/demand-transparency-for-washingtons-workers-pass-sb-5130