Seattle Democratic Socialists of America

Leaflet with the Art Workers Union
2019-10-11 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
Workers of the Art Workers Union at the Frye Art Museum are currently in contract negotiations with management to win their first collective bargaining agreement. However, during this time, the Frye Management has brought in outside security contractors and instituted a hiring freeze for new security staff who would be part of the bargaining unit among other ongoing and persistent issues regarding respect, pay, and scheduling.
At the last opening we passed out over 250 flyers and stickers to guests — and the reception from museum members was outstanding!
Join Art Workers Union members at the newest opening at the Frye this Friday evening to pass out flyers to members, get petition signatures, and make sure guests know how the Frye continues to mistreat and antagonize its workers.

Solidarity Event: Art Workers Union Flyer Dissemination Party
2019-11-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
COMRADES: Workers in the Art Workers Union at the Frye Art Museum are currently in contract negotiations with management to win their first collective bargaining agreement. But management is being less than awesome. They’ve brought in outside security contractors and instituted a hiring freeze for new security staff who would be part of the UNION while still messing with folks schedules and only paying minimum wage.
Tonight the Frye is having an event and we want to make sure that patrons know that UNIONISTS WON’T BACK DOWN, AND WON’T BE BROKEN.
Join your DSA Labor comrades and Art Workers Union members TONIGHT to pass out flyers to members, get petition signatures, and make sure guests know how the Frye continues to mistreat and antagonize its workers.
See you there!

WTO 20th Anniversary Event Ft. Joseph Stiglitz & Lori Wallach
2019-12-07 10:00 - 21:00 | Town Hall Seattle–Wyncote NW (Entrance off Seneca St), 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
Join the Washington Fair Trade Coalition and Community Allies to mark the 20th Anniversary of the WTO protests!

About this Event

The WTO+20 Event Schedule:
10:00am-12:00 pm Rally at OCCIDENTAL PARK
3:30pm-6:00pm Trade Justice Workshops @ TOWN HALL
Session 1
Environment with Selden Prentice of 350 Seattle
Labor Issues in Trade Policy with Motthida Chin and Barbara Byrd
Public Health with Leigh Haynes and Julia Robinson of Peoples’ Health Movement and Health Alliance International
Immigration
Session 2
Indigenous Sovereignty and Extractive Industries with John Sirois of the Colville Tribes
Labor Activism That Crosses the Border: Past and Future with Oregon Fair Trade Campaign
Food Sovereignty with Karen Hansen-Kuhn of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
WTO Tech, Data, E-Commerce Expansion with Deborah James of Our World is Not For Sale
Trade and Militarism with Carly Brook of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
7:30pm Keynote with Joseph Stiglitz and Brief Action Orientation with Lori Wallach @ TOWN HALL
General admission for the keynote is $20. A limited number of free student tickets are available first-come-first-serve. Scholarships are available–contact Hillary at Hillary@washingtonfairtrade.org for more information.
Event presented by Washington Fair Trade Coalition and community partners and allies
Reminder: WFTC Education Fund is a registered nonprofit with 501(c)3 status granted by the IRS. All charitable contributions to WFTC Education Fund are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Washington Fair Trade Coalition Website

Seattle DSA Labor Committee Social!
2020-01-03 16:00 - 19:00 | Clock-out Lounge, 4864 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98108, United States
Calling all union members & others interested in labor organizing! Hang out with Seattle DSA members who are interested in the labor movement, hear about what’s happening in the Labor Committee, and learn how you can get involved!
Join the Labor Committee on January 3rd from 4 – 7 PM at Clock-Out Lounge in Beacon Hill.
Please RSVP so that we can adjust our reservation if needed. 🙂 We hope to see you there!

How to Talk About Bernie at Work
2020-01-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Hillman City Collaboratory, 5623 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118, USA
Are you a union member? Join DSA for Bernie union organizers at the Hillman City Collaboratory as we discuss why unions should support Bernie, how to talk to your coworkers about Bernie and his platform, and how you can get your union local to endorse Bernie Sanders and join the working class movement to elect him president! If you can make it, please RSVP here! Hope to see you there!
Also we’ll be heading out to canvass for Bernie shortly afterward. For more details, RSVP here.

Seattle DSA stands with SEIU 1199NW!
2020-01-27 00:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
—-> RSVP HERE <—–
Nurses and healthcare workers at Swedish Medical Center are going on strike January 28 – 30! We encourage all Seattle DSA members who are able to stand with SEIU 1199NW in their fight for a fair contract that addresses severe under-staffing and prioritizes patient safety. To learn more about their strike, please read this press release from SEIU 1199NW. Better yet, join the picket line, ask them about their fight, and listen to their stories!
If you are able, join the picket line on DAY ONE! The strike begins at 7 AM on Tuesday, 01/28. The picket lines will run continuously at First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah campuses. The picket lines at Redmond and Mill Creek will run from 7 AM to 7 PM. The Edmonds, Redmond, or Issaquah pickets in particular need support!
If you can’t join us at the march or on the picket line, if you are able please consider donating to the Swedish Strike Solidarity fund. This fund will help support the workers on strike, and is especially important for low wage workers who will be most impacted by the loss of pay.
Picket Line Locations
Join any time! Lines are 24hrs per day.
First Hill – 747 Broadway, Seattle, WA
Cherry Hill – 500 17th Ave, Seattle, WA
Ballard – 5300 Tallman Ave NW, Seattle, WA
Edmonds – 21601 76th Ave W, Edmonds, WA
Issaquah – 751 NE Blakely Dr, Issaquah, WA
Join between 7 AM and 7 PM.
Redmond – 18100 NE Union Hill Rd, Redmond, WA
Mill Creek – 13020 Meridian Ave S, Everett, WA
Guidelines for joining the picket line
– We are showing up to support the workers. Ask questions and listen. We are there to support their labor action, not to promote the chapter.
– Respect the workers’ plan for the strike. Follow their directions and defer to them while on the line. For example, learn their chants rather than trying to step in with one of your own.
– Be aware of media presence. Do not speak on behalf of the workers – step back and let them speak for themselves. Do not speak on behalf of the chapter.
– Be respectful and kind at all times.
Donate to the Swedish Solidarity Fund if you are able.
Stay up-to-date by checking the SEIU 1199NW strike page
—-> RSVP HERE <—–

Seattle DSA stands with SEIU 1199NW!
2020-01-28 07:00 - 2020-01-31 07:30 | Multiple Locations, WA, United States
—-> RSVP HERE <—–
Nurses and healthcare workers at Swedish Medical Center are going on strike January 28 – 30! We encourage all Seattle DSA members who are able to stand with SEIU 1199NW in their fight for a fair contract that addresses severe under-staffing and prioritizes patient safety. To learn more about their strike, please read this press release from SEIU 1199NW. Better yet, join the picket line, ask them about their fight, and listen to their stories!
If you are able, join the picket line on DAY ONE! The strike begins at 7 AM on Tuesday, 01/28. The picket lines will run continuously at First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah campuses. The picket lines at Redmond and Mill Creek will run from 7 AM to 7 PM. The Edmonds, Redmond, or Issaquah pickets in particular need support!
If you can’t join us at the march or on the picket line, if you are able please consider donating to the Swedish Strike Solidarity fund. This fund will help support the workers on strike, and is especially important for low wage workers who will be most impacted by the loss of pay.
Picket Line Locations
Join any time! Lines are 24hrs per day.
First Hill – 747 Broadway, Seattle, WA
Cherry Hill – 500 17th Ave, Seattle, WA
Ballard – 5300 Tallman Ave NW, Seattle, WA
Edmonds – 21601 76th Ave W, Edmonds, WA
Issaquah – 751 NE Blakely Dr, Issaquah, WA
Join between 7 AM and 7 PM.
Redmond – 18100 NE Union Hill Rd, Redmond, WA
Mill Creek – 13020 Meridian Ave S, Everett, WA
Guidelines for joining the picket line
– We are showing up to support the workers. Ask questions and listen. We are there to support their labor action, not to promote the chapter.
– Respect the workers’ plan for the strike. Follow their directions and defer to them while on the line. For example, learn their chants rather than trying to step in with one of your own.
– Be aware of media presence. Do not speak on behalf of the workers – step back and let them speak for themselves. Do not speak on behalf of the chapter.
– Be respectful and kind at all times.
Donate to the Swedish Solidarity Fund if you are able.
Stay up-to-date by checking the SEIU 1199NW strike page
—-> Let us know if you can make it! <—–

March + Rally for SEIU 1199NW
2020-01-29 15:30 - 17:30 | Westlake Park, 401 Pine St, Seattle, WA, 98101, United States
—-> RSVP HERE <—–
Nurses and healthcare workers at Swedish Medical Center are on strike January 28 – 30! We encourage all Seattle DSA members who are able to stand with SEIU 1199NW in their fight for a fair contract that addresses severe under-staffing and prioritizes patient safety. To learn more about their strike, please read this press release from SEIU 1199NW. Better yet, join the picket line, ask them about their fight, and listen to their stories!
On Wednesday, January 29th SEIU 1199NW will hold a march and rally at Westlake Park. The march will start Swedish First Hill campus (747 Broadway) in Seattle at 3:30 PM and head toward Westlake Park. The rally will start at 4:30 PM at the park. Join us!
March begins 3:30 PM @ Swedish First Hill: 747 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
Rally begins 4:30 PM @ Westlake Park: 401 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101
Donate to the Swedish Solidarity Fund if you are able.
Stay up-to-date by checking the SEIU 1199NW strike page
—-> RSVP HERE <—–

Workplace Organizing Collective (El Grupo para Organizar su Lugar de Trabajo)
2020-01-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Starbucks near Swedish, 800 12th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
8,000 courageous healthcare workers are going on strike at Swedish this week to demand safe staffing levels for patients and reasonable wage increases.
Instead of our regular session, the Workplace Organizing Collective will join the picket lines at Swedish First Hill alongside other DSAers and community allies. Join us to support the striking workers and to see firsthand what a strong picket line looks like!
When: Wednesday, January 29 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: Meet at the Starbucks to east of Seattle University (800 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122) Come directly to Swedish First Hill after 6:45pm. Text Alex at 360.209.4527 if you can’t find us or have questions!
How: Jump in and grab a picket sign provided by the union. Join chants and talk with workers. Ask about why they’re on strike and learn how they got organized to take this huge action!

Beer & Roses Labor Social
2020-02-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Georgetown Liquor Company, 5501 Airport Way S B, Seattle, WA, 98108, United States
Calling all union members & others interested in labor organizing! Hang out with Seattle DSA members who are interested in the labor movement, hear about what’s happening in the Labor Committee, and learn how you can get involved!

Picket Line at Edgewater
2020-02-29 13:30 - 14:30 | Edgewater Hotel, 2411 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
Edgewater Hotel Workers from the ‘Unite Here’ Union will start a picket line this Saturday on 2/30/20 from 1:30-2:30 PM on the hotel grounds.
Come out and show your support!

Cancelled for Protest: Workplace Organizing Collective
2020-06-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Practicing solidarity in the streets this week! The Workplace Organizing Collective should resume next Wednesday

Workplace Organizing Committee: SPOG Out! Rally to Expel SPOG from MLKCLC
2020-06-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Cal Anderson Park, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
In lieu of meeting online this week, we recommend you head over to the #CHOP and join rank-and-file union workers calling for an anti-racist labor movement, and for the Martin Luther King County Labor Council to remove SPOG, the Seattle police department’s union from the Council. Rally at 5PM at CHAZ followed by an open mic at 6PM during the MLKCLC meeting proceedings. Facebook event here.

No Honeymoon for Biden - First Action Planning Meeting
2020-12-27 14:00 - 15:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
President-elect Biden has made clear from the moment he was elected that he plans to oversee a neoliberal, racist, business-as-usual agenda during his term. From his appointment of corporate lobbyists like Tom Vilsack, a dairy/ago-industry exec, to vehemently underscoring how he will not use executive action to pass a progressive agenda, it’s clear that Biden is more interested in punching left than providing a way forward to the millions of people struggling right now.
If we let this do-nothing agenda go unchallenged, we can be certain we will be facing a Trump 2.0 situation in four years. That’s why it’s vital the left comes together on Day 1 of Biden’s administration to get organized and show our commitment to fighting for Black Lives Matter, real COVID relief, Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, and an end to deportations and detentions. We have four years to get organized and build a working-class alternative.
Seattle DSA will be organizing an Inauguration Day (or week) event in January to help bring the left together and fight for our shared demands. If you’re interested in helping plan this action, come to our first planning meeting!
RSVP here for zoom info!

DSA Tech Worker Labor Organizing and Education Meeting
2021-01-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Are you a tech worker interested in meeting with other tech workers to discuss workplace organizing and education? Join us to help Seattle DSA become a force for building a more powerful working class.
Register for the event here to get a link to the video chat: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlf-msqz4pHdHmv8pkEWLRTIslH7iB4LSV

UNITE HERE Rally to Demand Extended and Increased Unemployment Benefits
2021-01-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Amazon Spheres, 2101 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
A Tale of Two Pandemics: Millions Will Starve / Billionaires Make Another Trillion

In 2020, billionaires gained $1 trillion—while millions of working people lost jobs and are barely surviving.

Join UNITE HERE Local 8 and Restaurant Workers United on Saturday, January 30th to demand extended unemployment benefits, increased unemployment benefits, and extending the eviction moratorium.
Where: Amazon Spheres, 7th Ave & Lenora St
When: Saturday, January 30th at 12PM

UNITE HERE is the union of hospitality and food service workers, workers who were hardest hit by job losses from COVID-19. Workers and their families are barely surviving, making less than $337/week on unemployment, or receiving no income if they are undocumented. Restaurant Workers United is a growing network of food service workers who started to organize together during the pandemic around safety, relief, and respect.

Meanwhile, Seattle Area billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates’ wealth increased by $92.1 billion from the beginning of the COVID-19 shutdown—for a combined net worth of $303.1 billion as of December 2020.

In a country where the billionaires’ wealth has increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 shutdown, we cannot accept the excuse that there is not funding for relief that will stave off starvation, homelessness and even greater loss. At a minimum, we demand:

Extension of federal unemployment relief beyond April — when millions whose jobs have not returned will lose all income — through the end of the pandemic.
Increase of weekly unemployment benefits to a livable income.
Extension of the eviction moratorium until after the pandemic has ended so that families can remain safely in their homes.

We demand action. Extend and increase unemployment benefits until jobs come back! Extend the eviction moratorium and cancel rent!

Join hospitality and food service workers at the Amazon Spheres at 12PM on Saturday, January 30th!

District 2 Meeting: Trump's Gone, Now What? Fighting for What We Need During the Biden Presidency
2021-01-30 15:00 - 16:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
While together we breathe a collective sigh of relief over Trump’s departure, we also know that these crises pre-date Trump and that the very conditions that led to the rise of Trumpism remain completely intact: massive wealth inequality, corporate money dominating our political system, mass incarceration, low-wage jobs, and a wholly inadequate private healthcare system that leaves 40 million uninsured. Many of these policies were created or expanded under the Obama/Biden administration, including the deportation of 2.7 million people.
Join District 2 DSA for a discussion about how we can organize for what we need under a Biden presidency. What are the challenges and opportunities for the socialist movement?
RSVP here for Zoom info.

Workers and the World Unite! DSA's PRO Act Launch
2021-03-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Virtual, WA, United States
DSA’s campaign to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act launches Sunday with a nationwide call featuring Naomi Klein, Sarah Nelson (International President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA) and Jamaal Bowman (US Representative from NY). Join the call, join the campaign!
More information and RSVP for zoom link here https://actionnetwork.org/events/workers-and-the-world-unite-dsa-for-pro-act-launch-call

Alabama Amazon Workers Rally Planning Meeting
2021-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join us for a meeting to plan our rally on the International Day of Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers.
SDSA is holding another rally on Sat. March 20th at 2 pm to support the Alabama Amazon warehouse workers who are fighting to form the nation’s first union at an Amazon workplace!!
Nearly 5,800 workers, 70% of whom are Black, have begun standing up against the second largest company in the country and the richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos. In 2020, Bezos made $35 MILLION PER HOUR, while most Amazon workers made only $15 per hour. They also work under grueling, unsafe, stressful conditions, risking their lives during the pandemic. If this union election wins, the impact on labor organizing in the south and around the country, on building BIPOC-led worker power, would be enormous. However, Amazon has spent nearly $10,000 PER DAY on a vicious propaganda campaign to pressure workers to vote against unionizing.
A strong show of solidarity here in Amazon’s hometown will send a powerful message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their back. Come help boost the media coverage for our rally at the international headquarters of this corporate behemoth on this International Day of Action!
Speakers include Amazon warehouse workers.
The rally will also educate people about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and we will call on President Biden and the Senate to pass this crucial bill.
Please RSVP for the rally here! (The rally will be socially distanced.)
Zoom link for tonight’s planning meeting at 7 pm.
Flier with more info

Alabama Amazon Workers Rally Planning Meeting
2021-03-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Seattle DSA is holding another rally Saturday March 20th at 2 pm to support the Alabama Amazon warehouse workers who are fighting to form the nation’s first union at an Amazon workplace!!

Join us for a meeting to plan the rally on the International Day of Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers. No experience needed.
Nearly 5,800 workers, 70% of whom are Black, have begun standing up against the second largest company in the country and the second richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos. In 2020, Bezos made $35 MILLION PER HOUR, while most Amazon workers made only $15 per hour. They also work under grueling, unsafe, stressful conditions, risking their lives during the pandemic. If this union election wins, the impact on labor and anti-racist organizing in the south and around the country would be enormous. However, Amazon has spent nearly $10,000 PER DAY on a powerful propaganda campaign to pressure workers to vote against unionizing.
A strong show of solidarity here in Amazon’s hometown will send an inspiring message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their back. Come help boost the media coverage for our rally at the international headquarters of this corporate behemoth on this International Day of Action!
Please RSVP for the rally here! (The rally will be socially distanced.)
Endorsed by: Labor for Black Lives, Seattle Education Association, UNITE HERE Local 8, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52, Social Equity Educators, 350.org Seattle Action, City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, United Auto Workers Local 4121, National Educators United, Committee to Stop Police Terror & Systemic Racism, Socialist Alternative, and Freedom Socialist Party.
Speakers will educate people about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and we’ll call on President Biden and the Senate to pass this crucial bill
Please let ramy2345@gmail.com know if your union or organization can endorse this rally.
NEW Zoom link for planning meeting

Alabama Amazon Workers Rally Planning Meeting
2021-03-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Seattle DSA is holding another rally Saturday March 20th at 2 pm to support the Alabama Amazon warehouse workers who are fighting to form the nation’s first union at an Amazon workplace!!

Join us for a meeting to plan the rally on the International Day of Solidarity with Alabama Amazon Workers. No experience needed.
Nearly 5,800 workers, 70% of whom are Black, have begun standing up against the second largest company in the country and the second richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos. In 2020, Bezos made $35 MILLION PER HOUR, while most Amazon workers made only $15 per hour. They also work under grueling, unsafe, stressful conditions, risking their lives during the pandemic. If this union election wins, the impact on labor organizing in the south and around the country, on building BIPOC-led worker power, would be enormous. However, Amazon has spent nearly $10,000 PER DAY on a powerful propaganda campaign to pressure workers to vote against unionizing.
A strong show of solidarity here in Amazon’s hometown will send an inspiring message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their back. Let’s send a strong message at the international headquarters of this corporate behemoth on this International Day of Action!
Please RSVP for the rally here! (The rally will be socially distanced.)
Endorsed by: Labor for Black Lives, Seattle Education Association, UNITE HERE Local 8, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52, Social Equity Educators, 350.org Seattle Action, City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, United Auto Workers Local 4121, National Educators United, Committee to Stop Police Terror & Systemic Racism, Socialist Alternative, and Freedom Socialist Party.
Speakers will educate people about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and we’ll call on President Biden and the Senate to pass this crucial bill.
Please let ramy2345@gmail.com know if your union or organization can endorse this rally.
NEW Zoom link for planning meeting

POSTPONED: Rally to Support Alabama Amazon Union Drive! International Day of Action
2021-03-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Amazon Spheres, 2101 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98121, United States
The rally that had been scheduled for Sat. March 20 was rescheduled to this Friday, March 26 at 5 pm. We found out from the mayor’s office on the night before the rally that there is a vaccination clinic one block from our rally location. The organizations co-hosting the rally held an emergency meeting and democratically voted to reschedule the rally to avoid potential criticisms from the mayor and capitalist media that we were impeding vaccinations. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Please join us this Friday, March 26 at 5 pm at the Amazon Spheres, and invite others!
Seattle DSA, particularly our District 3 group, is hosting another rally this Saturday in solidarity with the Alabama Amazon workers union drive!
Endorsers so far: Asian American Pacific Labor Alliance, Labor for Black Lives, Seattle Education Association, UNITE HERE Local 8, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 52, Social Equity Educators, 350.org Seattle, City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, United Auto Workers Local 4121, Seattle Transit Riders Union, National Educators United, Committee to Stop Police Terror & Systemic Racism, Socialist Alternative, Freedom Socialist Party, Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity, Radical Women. If anyone can get additional organizations to endorse and invite people, please email ramy2345@gmail.com
80% of the Bessemer, Alabama Amazon warehouse workers are Black, and many are women. They are fighting the second largest company in the country and the second richest man in the world to set up the first union at an Amazon workplace in the country! Even if they do not win the union election, which is quite possible given that Amazon is spending millions to intimidate its workforce, it’s impressive how much the workers have achieved already.
A strong show of solidarity at the iconic Amazon spheres here in Amazon’s hometown will send an inspiring message to the Alabama workers that we’ve got their backs. Please join us this Friday at 5 pm, please RSVP on Facebook, and invite friends!!
The rally will educate folks about the PRO Act, which would remove legal obstacles to unionization, and call on Biden and the Senate to scrap the filibuster and pass this crucial bill.

Tech Worker Labor Organizing and Education: Mutual Aid, The PRO Act, and Tech Tools!
2021-03-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Topics for this month:

Let’s hear about what you’re struggling with as a tech worker, and join together to provide mutual aid!
Update on how the PRO Act could positively impact tech workers, and what you can do to get involved in the national DSA effort to make it law.
A member of SDSA will give a short presentation on software they’ve deployed that can help workers organize without relying on tech monopolies.

This event is a Zoom meeting. Register in advance using the link below in order to join.
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When: Mar 25, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqc-2opz4jH9ZqyiPsyDvynf-lBHq19Ti4
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

District 2 Action: Pass the PRO Act!
2021-03-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
DSA is organizing phone banking nationally to push for the passage of the PRO Act, from March 21 through 27, https://actionnetwork.org/forms/proactphonebank. We should join that effort!
What is the PRO Act?
The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would dismantle “Right to Work” laws in all states. It would allow solidarity strikes of workers in different industries, significantly improve the protection of workers organizing a union at their workplace, and make it harder for bosses to engage in union busting. This act has the potential to reorganize relations between the classes in the US in our favor, which is why it faces opposition.
What needs to happen?
The Act passed the House on March 9, but faces the threat of being killed in the Senate. Despite the Democrats having a majority, some moderate Democrats believe that working class rights are less important than the rights of the Republican minority to filibuster and block passage. Though a majority of Democrats seem willing to vote for the PRO Act, unfortunately most of them don’t want to turn on the heat for this legislation by mobilizing and pushing aggressively for its passage.
However, DSA is! We can play a role in this effort. If you already feel confident enough to help phone bank, please sign up here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/proactphonebank. If you need more information or want to talk about how to phone bank, what you’ll experience, or just want to discuss this struggle, please join us on Thursday, March 25, 8pm for a 1 hour meeting. It would also be helpful to keep some time open on Friday and Saturday of that week for calling people to increase the pressure!
Thu, March 25, 7pm: What’s the PRO Act and how to phone bank – SDSA D2 Short Action Meeting
Manuel C, our previous co-chair, and an experienced union organizer and shop steward will kick us off. He’ll help us understand the ins and outs of this act – and how to talk to people about it.
Web: https://zoom.us/j/93487676902?pwd=[REDACTED]
Dial: +1 253 215 8782, Meeting ID: 934 8767 6902, Passcode: [REDACTED]

MOVIE NIGHT: Oscar winning film on a labor battle in the South: Harlan County USA
2021-03-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Join District 3 comrades for our monthly movie night! This month we’ll be watching Harlan County USA, a 1976 Oscar-winning documentary about miners in Harlan County, Kentucky fighting for union recognition. This is a powerful story about labor organizing that clearly shows the lines drawn between the workers and the owners, and the brutal tactics that corporations and the state will resort to to prevent unionization.
We’ll watch the film together and have a discussion afterward.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88157815561
Link to stream: https://sdsa-owncast.ddns.net/

SDSA Labor Committee Meeting
2021-04-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Are you looking to get involved in the labor movement in Seattle or do you have ideas about how Seattle DSA should orient towards labor?
Come to an SDSA labor meeting! The Seattle DSA Labor Committee invites union members, labor activists, and people interested in workplace organizing to our meetings.
Register here for zoom info.

Pass the Pro Act Phone Banking
2021-05-22 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-05-22 12:00 - 14:30, 2021-05-23 11:00 - 14:00, 2021-05-23 14:00 - 17:00, 2021-05-24 15:30 - 17:30, 2021-05-26 15:30 - 17:30, 2021-05-29 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-05-29 12:00 - 14:30 and 3 more dates | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
Together we have made well over 700,000 dials across Arizona, Maine, West Virginia, and Virginia. We talked with thousands of people about why we need to pass the PRO Act to rebuild a fighting labor movement—and got them to action with us to pressure their Senators about the bill.
Register here.
By building that pressure with regular people across the country, we flipped Senator Angus King of Maine and Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to support the PRO Act. And we are now targeting Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska).
Join us to reach our goal of **one million dials** to working people in Alaska, Arizona, and Virginia!

Register here.
Every shift has a thorough training on the campaign and the software—beginners and experienced phone bankers are all very, very welcome. Sign up for as many shifts as you can, and bring your friends!
WEEKENDS OF ACTION
All out to reach a million calls! Double the shifts for double the pressure!
Join us for our shifts on:
May 22, May 23, May 29, and 30.
See you on the phones!

Labor Committee Meeting
2021-05-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States

Worker Policy Summit
2021-06-23 18:00 - 19:30 | Online, Seattle, WA, United States
The Worker Policy Summit will host a discussion by labor leaders on how to build organizational power during the COVID-19 recovery and share your expectations for city leaders. All unionized and non-unionized labor are encouraged to attend! Attend using this link!
Speakers include:

Sara Nelson (International President, Association of Flight Attendants – CWA)
Vanna Orecchio (IUPAT DC 5)
Gabriel Prawl (ILWU 52)
Joe Mizrahi (UFCW 21)
Moderated by Nikkita Oliver

This event is organized by the People for Nikkita Oliver for Seattle City Council Position 9 campaign.

PRO Act Rally
2021-07-19 12:00 - 14:00 | Henry M Jackson Federal Building, 915 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA, United States
From the AFL-CIO and Washington State Labor Council:
President Biden has consistently urged Congress to send the PRO Act, labor law reform and civil rights, democracy and economic stimulus legislation, to his desk—but the Senate hasn’t yet. So we’re rallying and marching across the country, calling on our senators to pass the PRO Act now.
More information and registration here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/pass-the-pro-act-29
The PRO (Protecting the Right to Organize) Act is a key element of the national Green New Deal strategy in DSA. Our phone calls have made a difference in getting key Senators on board. Now we need to support our movement partners to pass this bill!

*RESCHEDULED* Tech Worker Labor Organizing and Education Monthly Meeting
2021-07-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, WA, United States
Due to a scheduling error, the Tech Worker Labor Organizing and Education that was listed for this date and time will actually take place next Thursday evening. Event info will be posted shortly. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Labor Committee Meeting - July 2021
2021-07-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Seattle DSA members in unions and/or actively involved in labor organizing: join the Labor Committee for our monthly meeting! The agenda and other details will be posted in the #labor channel on Slack. RSVP through the Action Network link below.
RSVP here!

Tech Worker Labor Organizing: Lessons from Hollywood Worker Organizing
2021-07-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Come join our monthly labor organization meeting with special guest- Alex W, who is heavily involved in Hollywood labor!
Like the tech industry, Hollywood includes workers making a wide range of wages, including higher salaried workers who most wouldn’t expect to be interested in labor organizing. Hollywood Labor has found a lot of success reaching workers of all types as they realize that their labor is exploited, and bringing Hollywood workers in to advocate for workers in other struggles.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMof-iurz4tE9YN9PNWPoeIw-a-xzXLIdwj
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Tech Worker Labor Organizing and Education
2021-08-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Will Luckman, he/him, member of the NYC-DSA Tech Action Working Group Organizing Committee and Raksha Muthukumar, she/her, with Tech Workers Coalition NYC and Alphabet Workers Union will talk about their experiences organizing in tech with the NYC groups and Alphabet Workers Union (AWU).
When: Aug 26, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
You must register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsduGqqT0rHtxBe5NuTFOnBCLsYRNVsRRJ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Nabisco Boycott Flyering
2021-09-11 11:00 - 12:30 | Capital Hill QFC, 1401 Broadway, Seattle, 98122
The largest strike in the US, involving over 1,000 workers, is happening at 5 Nabisco production and distribution facilities in Portland OR, Richmond VA, Chicago IL, Aurora CO, Norcross GA. Stand in solidarity with these workers and help get the word out about this strike by joining the Seattle DSA Labor Committee’s Solidarity Team in flyering at the QFC in capital hill this Saturday.
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/nabisco-boycott-flyering

Green New Deal for Public Schools Phone-Zap!
2021-09-13 09:00 - 16:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
The climate crisis is worsening every day, and little has been done by our elected officials to address the issue on the scale needed. We have an opportunity to change that. Congressman and DSA member Jamaal Bowman has introduced the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act into Congress, which would inject over $1 trillion into our public school system to make our schools more equitable, more sustainable, and more resilient. Our kids and educators deserve working and learning spaces that are healthy and allow them to thrive. In order to make this a reality though, we need to put the pressure on our elected officials to include this in the upcoming budget reconciliation package being considered by Congress.
Seattle and Whatcom DSA are partnering up to phone zap Senator Patty Murray’s office and pressure her to support this legislation. Use this form for scripts and phone numbers and to report back on your call!

Rally to Support Rank and File Carpenters
2021-09-23 07:00 - 08:00 | South Lake Union Park (across from Art Marble 21), 873 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, 98109, United States
Rally to support rank and file carpenters. See below for an event explainer from a rank and file carpenter:
“After 1 week of our own union leaders sabotaging our strike efforts, we’ve finally shown the members where their true loyalties lie. We are never going to win this strike following their directions and picketing bullshit sites. This is why we are taking measures into our own hands. We are going to use our 1st amendment rights under The Constitution to protest all PLAs and sites where “No Strike” agreements have been signed with contractors. Currently 83% of work being done in this region is protected against strikes by PLAs and “No Strike” agreements. 0% of these sites are protected against rallies, marches, and protests.”
RSVP Here
Show up tomorrow at 7 am at the corner of Westlake Avenue N and 9th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

Solidarity with Behavior Health Workers! SEIU 1199NW Community Rally in Tukwila
2021-10-28 11:00 - 14:00 | cascade behavioral health, 12844 Military Rd S, Tukwila, WA, 98168, United States
Healthcare workers in SEIU Healthcare 1199NW at Cascade Behavioral Health Hospital in Tukwila are on strike and need our support against the bosses!
They have invited DSA to come and show our support on their picket line. Picket lines are every week day.
Bring a friend, show up at Cascade Behavioral Health on military road at 11AM on October 28th, and walk the picket line in solidarity with workers.
RSVP here

Labor Committee December 2021 Meeting
2021-12-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Come join us for the December labor committee meeting. Look for the agenda in the labor channel on slack! RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-committee-december-2021-meeting

One Grande Sindicato: How Starbucks Workers Won Their Union
2022-01-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Workers in Buffalo won a union at Starbucks! On Tues. 1/18, join them & organizers from coffee shop unions AROUND THE COUNTRY in a discussion hosted by the Restaurant Organizing Project about how they did it, why it matters, and what’s next. Let’s unionize the coffee industry!
Register Here

Stand With Starbucks Workers Fighting to Unionize! Solidarity Rally
2022-01-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Cal Anderson Park, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Starbucks workers are getting organized across the nation, courageously fighting shameless union busting by corporate executives and billionaires like Howard Shultz! Workers at 2 stores in Buffalo have successfully won their union. Inspired by their success, workers in over 25 Starbucks stores nationwide have begun their unionization campaigns, including right here in Seattle.
Join the struggle to begin rebuilding a fighting labor movement in the United States! Hear from the successful fight in Buffalo and how we can stand strong against Starbucks’ union busting tactics here in Seattle.
Speakers

Seattle Starbucks Workers
Buffalo Starbucks Workers
Councilmember Kshama Sawant

Meetup
Tuesday 1/25 6 PM @ Cal Anderson Playfield

Labor Committee January 2022 meeting
2022-01-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Come join us for the January labor committee meeting. Look for the agenda in the labor channel on slack!
This meeting has moved to Friday, January 28, 2022 from 6-7:30 PM
RSVP Here

Starbucks Solidarity Rally
2022-02-15 08:00 - 09:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Show up in solidarity with local Seattle Starbucks workers at Starbucks HQ to tell Starbucks that union busting is disgusting!
Seven union activists were unjustly fired from their Starbucks after filling for a union election, and local partners are demanding that they be rehired immediately. Come join us in protesting the unfair firing of the ‘Memphis 7′ Starbucks workers here in Starbucks’ hometown.
RSVP Here

Labor Working Group February 2022 meeting
2022-02-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Come join us for the February labor working group meeting. Look for the agenda in the labor channel on slack!
RSVP Here:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-working-group-february-2022-meeting/

Starbucks Workers Solidarity – POSTER in Fremont
2022-02-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Pel Meni Dumpling Tzar, 3518 Fremont Pl N, Seattle, WA, 98103, United States
Feeling inspired by the Starbucks Workers organizing coast to coast which now counts over ONE HUNDRED STORES?? Angry at Starbucks ruthless union-busting?? Pitch in and join us to hang up these beautiful solidarity posters around Fremont!

RSVP here!

Starbucks Solidarity Tabling D6
2022-02-27 10:00 - 12:00 | Ballard Farmers Market, 5345 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107, United States
Join fellow D6ers to table outside the Sunday Ballard Farmer’s Market to gather solidarity pledge signatures. Or, if postering is more your speed, feel free to drop by and pick up some posters to hang up around the neighborhood instead.
RSVP here!

STARBUCKS WORKER SOLIDARITY - Postering
2022-03-05 11:00 - 12:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
The Starbucks workers who work at the store on Broadway & Denny are voting this month on whether to form a union. This is a critical time get the word out about the Starbucks workers unionizing and the draconian union-busting of Starbucks. Join District 3 members this Saturday to poster our solidarity all over D3. We’ll be meeting up at the Cap Hill Light Rail Station on Broadway & John at 11am.

Starbucks Solidarity Table at Ballard Farmer's Market
2022-03-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-04-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-04-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-04-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-05-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Ballard Farmers Market, 5345 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98107, United States
Come join fellow SDSA and D6 members in tabling in Solidarity with the local Starbucks unionizing campaign! If you’d like to poster instead, we’ll have some available as well. Meet at the mushrooms.

🍻Suds & Solidarity🌹 in District 3
2022-03-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Central District), 2001 E Union St, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Join District 3 Members (all are welcome!) this Wednesday at Chuck’s Hop Shop in the Central District! We’ll hangout, get to know each other, talk about the STRIKE at the Starbucks Denver store & the Starbucks union-busting at the Roastery, the War in Ukraine, and, if you’re up for it, go plaster the neighborhood with these Starbucks worker solidarity posters.

Labor Committee Meeting
2022-03-22 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Come join us for the March labor working group meeting. Look for the agenda in the labor channel on slack!
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-committee-meeting-17/

🍺Suds & Solidarity🌹: College Edition
2022-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | College Inn Pub, 4006 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, United States
Join District 4 Members (all are welcome!) this Wednesday at College Inn Pub in the University District! We’ll hangout, get to know each other, talk about the STRIKE at the Starbucks Denver store, the 7th store in Seattle announcing their unionization campaign & the Starbucks union-busting at the Roastery, the War in Ukraine, and, if you’re up for it, go plaster the neighborhood with these Starbucks worker solidarity posters.

STARBUCKS WORKER SOLIDARITY – TABLE OUTSIDE STARBUCKS STORE / POSTER IN DISTRICT 3
2022-03-27 11:00 - 13:00 | Starbucks Roastery, 1124 Pike St,, Seattle
Join District 3 members (all are welcome!) this Sunday 11-1pm outside the Starbucks Roastery on Pike and Minor Ave in Cap Hill to talk with customers and passerbys about the Starbucks workers union drive, what they’re fighting for, and the draconian efforts of Starbucks to bust the union. We’ll be asking people to sign a pledge sheet to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers.
If you’d rather poster than table, come to the table between 11-1p and pick up posters and postering supplies and head on out to paper the District in these beautiful posters:

JOINT TABLING - STARBUCKS WORKER SOLIDARITY+ STEPHANIE GALLARDO FOR CONGRESS - Tabling in the Intl. District - Hing Hay Park
2022-03-27 12:00 - 14:00 | Hing Hay Park, 423 Maynard Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
Team Gallardo and the Starbucks Worker Solidarity Campaign have joined forces and will be representing strong at Hing Hay Park this Sunday, March 27th between 12:00PM – 2:00PM. Address below:

423 Maynard Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104

Join SDSA members (all are welcome!) to talk with community members about the Starbucks workers union drive, what they’re fighting for, and Starbucks’ draconian union-busting. We’ll be asking people to sign a pledge sheet to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers. If you’d rather poster than table, come to the table and pick up posters and postering supplies and head on out to paper these beautiful posters!

We will also be collecting signatures to get Stephanie Gallardo on the ballot for Congress in the WA-09! We need ~2,000 signatures from registered voters in the district, and will be tabling with the Starbucks Worker Solidarity group to get them! We will have a table, banner, literature, and signature forms to get Stephanie on the ballot, hand sanitizer, etc. Just bring your positive attitude and your mask. Training on site provided!

Look for the bright orange Gallardo table, and the Starbucks table, near the Hing Hay Park entrance at the intersection of S King St. and Maynard Ave S.

Please RSVP here (encouraged but not required), so we have a sense of how many people we can count on.

STARBUCKS WORKER SOLIDARITY – TABLE OUTSIDE STARBUCKS STORE / POSTER IN DISTRICT 3
2022-04-02 11:00 - 13:00 | Starbucks 5th and Pike, 425 Pike S, Seattle
Join District 3 members (all are welcome!) this Saturday 11-1pm outside the Starbucks on 5th & Pike to talk with customers and passerbys about the Starbucks workers union drive, what they’re fighting for, and the draconian efforts of Starbucks to bust the union. We’ll be asking people to sign a pledge sheet to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers.
If you’d rather poster than table, come to the table between 11-1p and pick up posters and postering supplies and head on out to paper the city in these beautiful posters:

STARBUCKS WORKER SOLIDARITY – TABLE OUTSIDE STARBUCKS STORE / POSTER IN DISTRICT 3
2022-04-06 17:30 - 19:00 | WA
Join District 3 members (all are welcome!) this Wednesday 5:30-7pm outside the Starbucks on Olive, that recently announced its unionization efforts! We’ll talk with customers and passerbys about the Starbucks workers union drive, what they’re fighting for, and the draconian efforts of Starbucks to bust the union. We’ll be asking people to sign a pledge sheet to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers.

If you’d rather poster than table, come to the table to pick up posters and postering supplies and head on out to paper the city in these beautiful posters:

Starbucks Solidarity Phone Bank Weds April 6th at 7
2022-04-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Eightball Cafe in Everett, 2727 Colby Ave, Everett, WA, United States
Starbucks workers are fighting for unions and need our solidarity! On Wednesday night at 7, we’re phonebanking Starbucks solidarity supporters to talk to them about some important actions coming up: our weekend of 500 posters and a rally on the 23rd, as well as Starbucks volunteer actions. We will also ask them to donate to the PNW Starbucks workers strike fund.
RSVP for zoom link!

🍺Suds & Solidarity🌹: Another round!
2022-04-07 18:00 - 20:00 | College Inn Pub, 4006 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, United States
Join District 4 Members (all are welcome!) Thursday at College Inn Pub in the University District! We’ll hangout, get to know each other, talk about the Starbucks Worker unionization campaign, the historic victory of Starbucks workers unionizing the 1st Seattle SBUX store, whats next in the campaign and, if you’re up for it, go plaster the neighborhood with these Starbucks worker solidarity posters.

Starbucks Worker Solidarity Table outside Roastery
2022-04-10 11:00 - 13:00 | Starbucks Roastery, 1124 Pike St,, Seattle
Join District 3 members (all are welcome!) Sunday 11 – 1pm outside the Starbucks Roastery, where workers are getting their ballots to vote to unionize! We’ll talk with customers and passerbys about the Starbucks workers union drive and what they’re fighting for and Starbucks draconian union-busting. We’ll be asking people to sign a pledge sheet to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers.

If you’d rather poster than table, come to the table to pick up posters and postering supplies and head on out to paper the city in these beautiful posters:

Show your support for Starbucks Workers in District 2!
2022-04-10 12:30 - 13:30 | Starbucks MLK, 6310 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
Join District 2 members (all are welcome!) to talk with customers and community members at the Starbucks drive through on Graham & MLK about the Starbucks workers fighting for power in the workplace, living wages, and healthcare benefits. We’ll also be talking to customers about Starbucks draconian union-busting: intimidation of workers, threats, slashing hours, subjecting workers to 2 on 1 and 3 on 1 meetings with management, and more.
Let’s show Starbucks that the community stands with Starbucks workers!

Starbucks Solidarity Phonebank 2
2022-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 | WA
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Starbucks workers are fighting for unions and need our solidarity! On Thursday night at 7, we’re phonebanking Starbucks solidarity supporters to talk to them about some important actions coming up: our weekend of 500 posters and a rally on the 23rd, as well as Starbucks volunteer actions. We will also ask them to donate to the PNW Starbucks workers strike fund.

RSVP

Weekend of 500 Posters!
2022-04-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Cal Anderson Park, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
The resurgence of the strength of the labor movement is more exciting than ever and as socialists, it’s our job to show up in working class solidarity! Join SDSA and Starbucks Worker Organizing Committee members at Cal Anderson Park for a few speakers who will give us updates on the state of the unionizing movement here in Seattle and why labor is the backbone of the socialist movement. Then, we’ll plaster the town with 500 UNION STRONG posters.
If folks are up for it, we’ll meet up for drinks in Capital Hill afterwards.
RSVP here

🍺Suds & Solidarity🌹
2022-04-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Captain Blacks, 129 Belmont Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join District 3 Members (all are welcome!) Thursday at Captain Blacks in Cap Hill! We’ll hangout, get to know each other, talk about the Starbucks Workers Strike & unionization campaign, whats next in the campaign and, if you’re up for it, go plaster the neighborhood with these Starbucks worker solidarity posters.

Labor Committee Meeting
2022-04-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Come join us for the April labor working group meeting.
We will be joined by labor activist, former Portland DSA Co-Chair, current secretary of pccffap, and former Bernie soldier of fortune Laura Wadlin! She will speak and answer your questions about how they built their labor working group up in Portland DSA, forged relationships with rank and file union workers, and recruited out of unions into DSA.

Look for the agenda in the labor channel on slack!
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-committee-meeting-19/

STARBUCKS WORKERS SOLIDARITY Tabling outside Olive Way Starbucks
2022-04-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Starbucks Olive, 1600 E Olive Way, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join District 3 members (all are welcome!) Wednesday at 5:30pm outside the Starbucks on Olive Way to talk with customers and passerbys about the Starbucks workers union drive, what they’re fighting for, and the draconian efforts of Starbucks to bust the union. We’ll be asking people to sign a pledge sheet to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers.
If you’d rather poster than table, come to the table between 11-1p and pick up posters and postering supplies and head on out to paper the District in these beautiful posters:

🍺🥤 Suds & Solidarity🌹: NW Seattle edition
2022-04-28 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Greenwood), 656 NW 85th St, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States
Join District 6 Members (all are welcome!) Thursday at Chuck’s Hop Shop in Greenwood! We’ll hang out, get to know each other as comrades and neighbors, hydrate, talk about things like the Starbucks worker unionization campaign, and if you’re up for it, plaster the neighborhood with some Starbucks worker solidarity posters. See also D3’s Suds & Solidarity event(s) on the DSA calendar! This is an informal social event with optional action item (postering).
A note on location: outdoor seating available; accessibility: relatively level terrain/no steps, near NW 85th St. and 8th Ave. NW bus stops; non-alcoholic options available and food truck likely present. Canopies mean we’ll be there rain or shine!
RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/suds-solidarity-nw-seattle-edition/

DSA Tabling at Columbia City Farmers' Market
2022-05-04 17:00 - 19:00 | Columbia City Farmers Market, 3651 S Edmunds St, Seattle, WA, 98118, United States
The Columbia City farmers’ market is back, which means more opportunities for tabling!
This will be our first tabling after the chapter votes on its 2022 priority campaigns. Let’s get out there and promote our campaigns.
We will have campaign materials, signature forms, and DSA literature to hand out. Just bring your positive attitude and your mask. Training provided on site!
Look for the DSA table across the street from the PCC entrance on South Edmunds St.
RSVP here.

🍺Suds & Solidarity🌹: Northern Bound!
2022-05-06 18:30 - 20:00 | The Atlantic Crossing, 6508 Roosevelt Ave NE, Seattle, WA, 98115, United States
Join North Seattle DSA members (all are welcome!) Friday at The Atlantic Crossing in the Roosevelt neighborhood, near the Roosevelt light rail station. We’ll hangout, talk about the Starbucks Worker unionization campaign, whats next in the campaign and, if you’re up for it, go plaster the neighborhood with these Starbucks worker solidarity posters:

Starbucks Worker Solidarity table on the Ave (District 4)
2022-05-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Starbucks on the Ave, 4147 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join SDSA members (all are welcome!) this Saturday 1-3pm outside the newest Seattle store to file on voting to unionize! We’ll be on the corner of 42nd & University Way (“the Ave”) to talk with community members about the Starbucks workers union drive and Starbucks’ draconian union-busting. We’ll be asking people to sign a pledge sheet to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers.
If you’d rather poster than table, come to the table between 1-3p and pick up posters and postering supplies and head on out to paper the District in these beautiful posters:

Labor Notes Solidarity Bash Fundraiser
2022-05-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Clock-out Lounge, 4864 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA, 98108, United States
Enjoy a night of pizza, drinks, and radical labor organizing with Seattle DSA! The Labor Working Group is hosting a fundraiser so that we can send members and labor activists to the premier U.S. labor organizing conference, RSVP HERE

Starbucks Worker Solidarity table on the Ave (District 4)
2022-05-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Starbucks on the Ave, 4147 University Way NE, Seattle, WA, 98105, United States
Join SDSA members (all are welcome!) this Sunday 1-3pm outside one of the newest Seattle store to file on voting to unionize! We’ll be on the corner of 42nd & University Way (“the Ave”) to talk with community members about the Starbucks workers union drive and Starbucks’ draconian union-busting. We’ll be asking people to sign a pledge sheet to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers.
If you’d rather poster than table, come to the table between 1-3p and pick up posters and postering supplies and head on out to paper the District in these beautiful posters:

🍺🥤 Suds & Solidarity🌹: NW Seattle edition
2022-05-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Greenwood), 656 NW 85th St, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States
Join District 6 Members (all are welcome!) Thursday at Chuck’s Hop Shop in Greenwood! We’ll hang out, get to know each other as comrades and neighbors, hydrate, talk about things like the Starbucks worker unionization campaign, and if you’re up for it, plaster the neighborhood with some Starbucks worker solidarity posters. See also D3’s Suds & Solidarity event(s) on the DSA calendar! This is an informal social event with optional action item (postering).
A note on location: outdoor seating available; accessibility: relatively level terrain/no steps, near NW 85th St. and 8th Ave. NW bus stops; non-alcoholic options available and food truck likely present. Canopies mean we’ll be there rain or shine!
RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/suds-solidarity-nw-seattle-edition-2/

Everett Starbucks Worker Solidarity Sign Waving Rally
2022-05-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Everett Starbucks on Broadway, 3625 Broadway, Seattle, WA, 98201, United States
SnoCo DSA, in coordination with the Everett and Marysville Starbucks Union Organizing Committees, is hosting a sign waving rally Sunday May 29th from 11am-1pm at the Everett Starbucks on Broadway to show community support for Everett and Marysville Starbucks workers!

Labor Committee Meeting
2022-05-31 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Come join us for the May labor working group meeting. Look for the agenda in the labor channel on slack!
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-committee-meeting-20/

STARBUCKS WORKERS SOLIDARITY table
2022-06-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Starbucks Broadway & Denny, 101 Broadway E,, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join SDSA members (all are welcome!) this Sunday 11-1pm outside the first Starbucks store to unionize – Broadway & Denny – to talk with community members about the Starbucks workers union drive and Starbucks’ draconian union-busting. We’ll be asking people to sign a pledge sheet to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers.
If you’d rather poster than table, come to the table between 1-3p and pick up posters and postering supplies and head on out to paper the District in these beautiful posters:

🍺Suds & Solidarity🌹: Belly up to the bar!
2022-06-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Captain Blacks, 129 Belmont Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join Seattle DSA members (all are welcome!) Thursday at Captain Blacks, near the Cap Hill light rail station. We’ll hangout, talk about the Starbucks Worker unionization campaign, whats next in the campaign and, if you’re up for it, go plaster the neighborhood with these Starbucks worker solidarity posters:

Community Labor Event: Homegrown Workers Picket
2022-06-16 17:00 - 19:00 | Homegrown Capitol Hill at Melrose Market at 1531 Melrose Ave, 1531 Melrose Ave, Seattle, 98122
We have another urgent Solidarity Request from Homegrown workers! Many of you recently attended the electric picket outside Homegrown Queen Anne after workers filed for a union on June 3rd.

Workers are on the move, and are demanding their bosses agree to a fair process that allows them to organize a union. They are asking for our solidarity at the picket line on Thursday, June 16th at 5PM.
Check out this guide on showing up as a DSA member at the picket line, then show up at the Homegrown Capitol Hill at Melrose Market at 1531 Melrose Ave.
Graphic from an email from Unite Here:

Can you show up in solidarity with workers trying to unionize with Unite Here Local 8, and join the picket at Homegrown Capitol Hill at 5PM?

STARBUCKS WORKERS SOLIDARITY postering
2022-06-18 13:00 - 15:00 | SoulFood CoffeeHouse and Fair Trade Emporium, 15748 Redmond Way, Redmond, WA, 98052, United States
Join SDSA members (all are welcome!) this Saturday at 1pm at the SoulFood CoffeeHouse in Redmond! Help spread union awareness to the Eastside by putting up posters and gathering signatures for the Starbucks Solidarity campaign.
RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/starbucks-workers-solidarity-postering/

🍺🥤 Suds & Solidarity🌹
2022-06-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Chuck’s Hop Shop (Greenwood), 656 NW 85th St, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States
Join District 6 Members (all are welcome!) Thursday at Chuck’s Hop Shop in Greenwood! We’ll hang out, get to know each other as comrades and neighbors, hydrate, talk about things like the Starbucks worker unionization campaign, and if you’re up for it, plaster the neighborhood with some Starbucks worker solidarity posters. This is an informal social event with optional action item (postering).
A note on location: outdoor seating available; accessibility: relatively level terrain/no steps, near NW 85th St. and 8th Ave. NW bus stops; non-alcoholic options available and food truck likely present. Canopies mean we’ll be there rain or shine!
RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/suds-solidarity-nw-seattle-edition-3/

Labor organizing workshop
2022-06-25 11:00 - 14:00 | Capitol Hill Branch Library, 425 Harvard Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join fellow workers in the Seattle area at this workshop focused on identifying leaders and workplace mapping, how to have organizing conversations, and building a successful organizing campaign with your coworkers.
RSVP Here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-organizing-workshop/

Labor Committee Meeting
2022-06-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Online (Zoom Call), WA
Come join us for the June labor working group meeting. Look for the agenda in the labor channel on slack!
RSVP here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/labor-committee-meeting-21/

🍺Suds & Solidarity🌹: Another round!
2022-07-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Captain Blacks, 129 Belmont Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join Seattle DSA members (all are welcome!) Saturday at Captain Blacks, near the Cap Hill light rail station. We’ll hangout, talk about the Starbucks Worker unionization campaign, whats next in the campaign and, if you’re up for it, go plaster the neighborhood with these Starbucks worker solidarity posters:

Starbucks Worker Solidarity Outreach
2022-07-16 12:00 - 14:00 | Captain Blacks, 129 Belmont Ave E, Seattle, WA, 98102, United States
Join SDSA members (all are welcome!) Saturday 12-2pm outside the Starbucks Roastery to talk with community members about the Starbucks workers union drive and Starbucks’ draconian union-busting. We’ll be asking people to sign a pledge sheet to stand in solidarity with the Starbucks workers.
If you’d rather poster than table, come to the table between 1-3p and pick up posters and postering supplies and head on out to paper the District in these beautiful posters:

Starbucks Strike Support - 505 Union
2022-07-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Starbucks 505 Union, 505 5th Avenue S, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
Starbucks workers are on strike and are requesting our support! Come to the 505 Union Store, which was recently unjustly shut down under the guise of “safety” after workers there formed a union. And let’s begin the fightback against Howard Schultz and Starbucks corporate. Just come by and grab a picket sign.
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Starbucks Workers Strike Support - 5th and Pike
2022-07-17 10:00 - 15:00 | Starbucks 5th and Pike, 425 Pike S, Seattle
Starbucks workers are on strike and are requesting our support! Come to the 5th and Pike Store, where we will protest Starbucks corporate unjustly shutting down stores whose workers have voted to form a union. And let’s begin the fightback against Howard Schultz and Starbucks corporate. Just come by and grab a picket sign, have fun.
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