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G&O Family Cyclery going out of business. 😭

“It is a true thing to say that if your business can’t afford to pay fair wages, your business has no business doing business.”

https://familycyclery.com/blog/goodbye #SeaBikes #Seattle #bikes #CapitalismSucks

G&O Says Goodbye — G&O Family Cyclery | Seattle Electric Bike Shop

Hello Pedal Parents, Mama Bears, Ebikers, Transportation Cyclers, Passenger Pandas and Tweeps of the Internet! Davey Oil here with some sad news about your favorite cargo bike shop. After over ten wonderful (and challenging!) years, G&O Family Cyclery is shutting down.  I have a

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Show threadRachael LJan 12, 2024

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“I think it’s impossible to operate a shop like this without a sizeable staff of very well-trained and knowledgeable workers,” said Oil, but “Seattle is not affordable to tradespeople.” He said he was trying to figure out some way to increase worker pay and grow the number of staffers when the loan was denied and the bottom fell out.
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Attached: 1 image G&O Family Cyclery is closing after ten years https://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2024/01/12/go-family-cyclery-is-closing-after-ten-years/ #Seattle #SEAbikes

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Show threadRachael LJan 12, 2024

Also extremely annoyed to find out this: “Washington State passed funding for e-bike subsidies in the 2023-25 budget, but WSDOT has not yet set up the distribution process to get those subsidies to buyers”

WTF. #WALeg #WSDOT

Show threadDemianJan 12, 2024
@rachael oh no, this is really sad news! The fact that such a strong community enhancing small business can’t survive is a bad sign for the state of our city
Show threadRachael LJan 12, 2024
@dgodon It’s so sad. So many head winds to running a small business in an ethical way.