Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle) released the following statement in opposition to the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) contract, saying it would roll back hard-won, and still all-too-limited, police accountability measures passed last year. The SPOG agreement is scheduled to come before the City Council for a vote this afternoon. In announcing her...
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November 6, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Councilmember Sawant Responds to AMR Threat to Pull Emergency Medical Services Out of Seattle
Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle) released the following statement in response to the threat from American Medical Response (AMR) that it will pull out emergency services if the members of the Teamsters Local 763 do not accept the latest substandard collective bargaining agreement proposed by the company, which offers the workers at least...
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November 5, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
AMR Threatens City and Workers
Seattle’s emergency medical technicians (EMTs) working at the for-profit American Medical Response (AMR) have been fighting for decent wages and benefits, and against exploitative working conditions. My office, the EMTs, their union Teamsters Local 763, and others in the labor movement forced the City Council to pass a resolution to hold AMR accountable. But rather than […]
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October 31, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Obrien, Sawant
Sawant, O’Brien Release Report Detailing Feasibility of Public Bank
Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3) and Councilmember Mike O’Brien (District 6) released a report detailing what it would take for the City to open and operate a city-owned bank. The report concludes that, while creating a public bank would be a complex and long-term process, the City can take several steps to better align its...
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October 11, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Councilmember Sawant Responds to Amazon’s Announcement on $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage, Monthly Bonuses: ‘Worker Organizing Works, Time to Step up the Struggle!’
Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle) released the following statement in response to Amazon’s announcement on Wednesday October 10th that it will put in place additional pay raises to those workers who would have lost monthly bonuses and stock grants. The announcement came on the heels of Amazon’s initial decision to eliminate bonuses and...
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August 21, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Councilmember Sawant Urges Solidarity with Striking Operating Engineers Local 302
Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle) released the following statement in solidarity with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302 (which includes construction crane operators), whose members just voted to go on strike after rejecting the latest contract on the Western Washington Master Labor Agreement: “After months of negotiations, members of Operating Engineers...
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August 15, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Councilmember Sawant Stands in Solidarity with Seattle Educators Rallying for Strong Contract
Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle) issued the following statement in solidarity with educators in the Seattle Public School District who are organized with the Seattle Education Association (SEA). Members of SEA are fighting for pay raises commensurate with the city’s cost of living. They are also demanding the District take steps toward addressing...
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July 31, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant
Preserving the Showbox: Councilmember Sawant to Bring Resolution, Urges Community to Keep Fighting
Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle) responded to reports that the Showbox had been purchased by a corporate developer, who intended to build a high-rise apartment, with an open letter. While the Vancouver-based Onni Group has signaled their intention to nominate the Showbox for landmark status, it remains unclear if that protection would be...
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July 30, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Preserving the Showbox Theater
Friends and fellow activists, I have heard from many of you who are outraged to learn that a real estate developer intends to replace Seattle’s historic Showbox theater with a high-rise apartment building. This is yet another example of how development and construction decisions in Seattle are being driven primarily by whatever will make the […]
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July 13, 2018January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant
Electricity Rate Hikes on Working Families
Mere weeks after they repealed the Amazon Tax that would have funded affordable housing, the Seattle City Council voted on July 9th to approve a plan to increase electricity rates on working families by about 30% over the next 6 years. Unfortunately, I was the only NO vote. Below are my comments explaining why I […]