The truce between warring parties in Yemen expired on October 2nd with no extension. Full blown hostilities may resume at any moment in a country already facing the worst humanitarian disaster of our time. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have died as a result of the conflict and deadly blockade by the US-backed coalition of … Read more
The Seattle city council is in the process of finalizing its 2023 budget. Their final vote is scheduled for November 21. Activist and non-profit organizations are fighting for two sets of amendments to Mayor Harrell’s budget. Based on input from DSA members and allied organizations, the Seattle DSA Local Council has decided to endorse both … Read more
Seattle DSA engages in a united front with left and liberal forces to lead a rally to win back reproductive rights.
There was no shortage of Seattle area workers raising their voices Labor Day weekend at Starbucks, Homegrown, and Kent schools! The strikes keep coming, and the solidarity keeps rolling! Yesterday the Seattle Education Association voted to authorize a strike by an overwhelming margin of 95% to 5% with a massive voter turnout of 75%! 6,000 … Read more
Friends, Seattle DSA is proud to have backed Stephanie Gallardo to the hilt in her electoral campaign for Congress against pro-corporate, pro-war Democratic Party establishment politician Adam Smith. Stephanie ran for working people as a proud socialist, a union member, and a teacher. She refused to take money from big business and the super-rich, raising nearly $200,000 … Read more
The following is an opinion piece from a Seattle DSA member and may or may not represent the opinion of our chapter. Today, Seattle city council will be voting on legislation to end hazard pay for frontline grocery workers in Seattle. The extra $4/hr was designed as a meager compensation to workers for continuing to … Read more
Last Sunday, nearly 100 people – the vast majority being Starbucks workers – walked the picket line at the iconic Starbucks Roastery in Capitol Hill. Over the whole weekend, starting on Thursday and culminating on Sunday with this big walkout at the Roastery, Starbucks workers went out on strike at 4 stores in Seattle. The … Read more
Starbucks workers went on strike on Saturday, the 18th, to fight back against Howard Schultz and Starbucks corporate’s blatant union busting.
By Emma F, Seattle DSA member Since the Supreme Court leak on May 2nd, there have been hundreds of abortion rights protests throughout the country, including student walk-outs and at least one workplace strike. We demanded what nearly 70% of Americans are in support of — upholding the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision that … Read more
Our message was clear- we can’t just vote for Democrats and share our stories, in hopes that that will be enough to fight back against a structure that is not intended to give women autonomy over our bodies and health.
SDSA comrades continue to show up for Starbucks Solidarity tabling at the Ballard Farmers’ Market!
Report back from the Starbucks workers strike at the 505 union station Starbucks store
