Declares intent to join picket line Friday, demands end to ‘contracting out our safety net’ Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle) shared excerpts from an open letter addressed to Mayor and Council underscoring her support of Seattle-area emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who plan to strike beginning December 21, and her intention to join their...
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December 19, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
As Strike Looms, My Call on Mayor Durkan to Bring All Emergency Medical Services In-House
In my letter to Mayor Durkan and the other City councilmembers, I challenge them to end “a culture of contracting out our safety net to profiteers” Seattle stands hours away from losing Basic Life Support services as a result of a toxic combination of big business greed and a corporate political establishment that uses contracting […]
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December 11, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Statement in Solidarity with Strike Call by EMTs, Calling Out City Establishment’s Callous Indifference
On December 11, I sent a message to Mayor Durkan expressing solidarity with Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), members of Teamsters Local 763, who recently announced plans to go on strike, and urging her to support EMTs in their demand for better pay, healthcare, and working conditions. Dear Mayor Durkan: Your administration recently granted a monopoly […]
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December 11, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Sawant Statement in Solidarity with Strike Call by ‘Talented, Self-sacrificing’ EMTs
Points Out ‘City Establishment’s ‘callous indifference’’ Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle) shared an open letter addressed to Mayor Jenny Durkan following the announcement by Seattle-area emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who plan to strike beginning December 21. Excerpts from Sawant’s letter, directed to Mayor Jenny Durkan, include: “…Your administration recently granted a monopoly contract...
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December 6, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Solidarity Statement with WFSE 3488 UW Laundry Workers
Thursday December 6, 2018 Dear members of WFSE Local 3488 and all union members at the University of Washington, For years, members of WFSE Local 3488 have diligently and with dedication cleaned the linens and hospital scrubs for University of Washington-run medical facilities. Your work is difficult but essential to providing a clean, safe environment […]
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November 29, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Letter Urging Pete Holmes to Drop the Charges Against Peaceful No New Youth Jail Protesters
On November 29, 2018 I sent the following letter to City Attorney Pete Holmes, urging him to drop all charges against the three clergy arrested while peacefully protesting the new youth jail. Dear Pete Holmes, I am writing to urge you to drop all charges against the three courageous members of the clergy who were […]
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November 19, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Councilmember Sawant’s Statement Regarding ‘No’ Vote on City Council Budget
Celebrates Victories of the People’s Budget Movement Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle) released the following statement after voting ‘no’ on the budget passed by the City Council, while also celebrating the victories of the People’s Budget movement and committing to keep fighting to fund high quality permanently affordable social housing: “Every year,...
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November 13, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
My Speech while Voting ‘NO’ on the Seattle Police Officers Guild Contract
I will be voting ‘NO’ today on this proposed contract between Seattle police and the City of Seattle, which I cannot support in its current form. I am a rank and file member of a public sector union, I want to be clear that I support the right of all public sector workers to negotiate […]
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November 13, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
NEWS RELEASE: Councilmember Sawant Announces She Will Vote Against Seattle Police Officers Guild Contract
I sent out the following news release announcing my plan to vote ‘No” on the Seattle Police Officers Guild contract, in solidarity with numerous community groups and union members calling for police accountability. NEWS RELEASE: Councilmember Sawant Announces She Will Vote Against Seattle Police Officers Guild Contract Sawant supports wage increases but urges Mayor Durkan […]
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November 13, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Union Members Stand Against Rollback of Police Accountability in SPOG Contract
This morning, more than 40 of my fellow union members and I were proud to stand in solidarity with Seattle’s working people for police accountability. Union Members Stand Against Rollback of Police Accountability in SPOG Contract We, the undersigned Seattle-area union members, fully support fair pay for Seattle police officers. The wage increases their union, […]