SEATTLE, WA - In her first State of the City address, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan will outline two major goals for 2018: giving free unlimited ORCA card to every public school student, and creating a bill of rights for domestic workers.

Durkan gave the speech at Rainier Beach High School Tuesday morning. She outlined several other goals for 2018, including keeping Seattle a sanctuary city, addressing gun laws, and encouraging the building of 20 environmentally-friendly buildings.

"Economic opportunity and fairness means we are going to keep protecting our workers through fair wages and fair rights. Seattle led the way on the $15 minimum wage. Now, we need to lead the way on a Domestic Worker Bill of Rights, too. This year, I intend to work with Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, employers, and others to make it a reality. The time for talk is over," Durkan will say, according to remarks released early to the press.



The labor group Working Washington last fall kicked off an effort - called the Seattle Domestic Workers Alliance - to get a city-wide domestic workers rights bill passed. The group wants domestic workers to have coverage under workers' rights laws, written contracts, and the protection of a city commission with power to set wage and benefits standards.