Kevin Steendahl from Fred Meyer has worked in retail for over 2 years and enjoys connecting with customers but does not enjoy the scheduling practices used at his workplace before the Secure Scheduling Ordinance passed. With short notice and an unpredictable number of hours, he found it difficult to plan life around his work schedule. 

“Standards on offering full time hours to part time employees before [hiring] more part time employees, can make a huge difference in workers’ lives.”