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April 12, 2022January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant

Strike Report! Marysville, WA Starbucks Workers Shut Down Store in Successful 3-Day Strike

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Bia Lacombe, Community Organizer in the Office of Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant “There should be a national walkout day, where no Starbucks is open.” This past weekend, unionizing workers at a Starbucks store in Marysville, WA went on strike for three consecutive days, forcing management to shut down the store! As they picketed outside […]

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March 22, 2022January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant, News Releases, Sawant

Councilmember Sawant Congratulates Starbucks Workers at Broadway & Denny on a Unanimous Vote to Unionize the First Seattle Store of the Company!

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SEATTLE – Councilmember Kshama Sawant (District 3, Central Seattle), chair of the Sustainability and Renters’ Rights Committee, attended the union election meeting with Starbucks workers at the Broadway & Denny store, in Seattle’s District 3. Sawant released the following statement on their unanimous vote to form a union: “Congratulations to Starbucks workers in Seattle, organized as Seattle...

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February 22, 2022January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant

FAQ – Why Seattle’s Pandemic Eviction Moratorium Must be Extended Through the End of the Public Health Emergency

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THIS TUESDAY, Feb. 22 at 2 PM, the City Council will vote on my office’s resolution to extend the eviction moratorium through the end of the COVID emergency. Can you call in to public comment to demand Councilmembers vote YES? What you can do to help keep the eviction moratorium in place:Testify to the City Council this […]

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January 28, 2022January 6, 2023Councilmember Sawant

Model Union Resolution in support of Starbucks workers:

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WHEREAS: All workers need to make a decent, family-supporting wage regardless of what kind of work they do, together with full coverage health insurance, paid time off and a predictable schedule that allows them to plan the rest of their lives; and WHEREAS: Union representation is the best way to secure these things, therefore all […]