Whistleblower alleges abuse and retaliation at Seattle City Light

Whistleblower alleges abuse and retaliation at Seattle City Light

Cambria Horne said she learned early in her career at Seattle City Light that speaking up came with consequences. Horne first went to work for the city utility department in 2005. As an apprentice, she faced repeated pressure to go out drinking with her crew after their shifts. Horne said that one night she told her crew chief she did not want to go, but went anyway after he made a veiled threat about future jobs. She learned the next day that s…