We’ve got our hands on a translation of Congressman Ryan’s latest budget proposal called, “A Path to Austerity.” Here’s a couple of highlights of how austerity, also known as the “sequester” is already affecting Washington State. Hanford pink slips coming today from the Tri City Herald. Nine million dollars cut from Head Start Program in…
By Nathan Jackson Percolating with hundreds of coffee-economic-justice-puns written by the community, we went to Starbucks HQ in the SoDo district to deliver a message to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz. TV news cameras rolling, we set up right outside the cathedral looking Starbucks HQ and shared some of the puns that the community had sent…
By Nathan Jackson Waving messages on paper plates, airport food-service workers led a march through Sea-Tac Airport calling on the Port of Seattle to emphasize good food *and* good jobs at our airport. Port executives are currently considering changes in how food services operate at our airport that threaten to undermine the good jobs these…
By Nathan Jackson Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is leading a charge of merry CEOs to Washington DC, mocha in hand, to say to our elected leaders, “Hey Congress! Cut more social services and give us rich guys more money.” They have a more subtle way of saying it, but that’s the primary message of the…
By Nathan Jackson Every year people make New Year’s resolutions. Eat healthier. Reconnect with old friends. Save money. This year it’s time we all came together and made an Economic Resolution, and unlike the promises the fade away after a few weeks, we can’t afford to let this resolution fail. We can’t just sit around…
We will be participating in the annual Martin Luther King Jr birthday celebration and march again this year in Seattle. We will be leading a workshop alongside Jobs for All about the need for good jobs in the community–especially for people of color, immigrants and other working folks who don’t always get a fair shake in…
By Nathan Jackson This year has been a banner year for Working Washington and working folks who are standing up for fairness, better pay and good jobs. So, without further ado, here are five of our favorite moments of 2012–news worthy events that we all were able to accomplish together. Amazon gives ground to the…
By Nathan Jackson We have to admit, the CEOs do have guts. After taking a shellacking in the election these greedy CEOs think they can still work their will on Congress. They’ve even formed their own little private party called “Fix the Debt.” Eighty CEOs including the heads of companies like Macy’s, Bank of America…
By Nathan Jackson Walmart workers across the country are striking for the first time in the company’s 50 year history, this Black Friday. Workers at the largest retailer in the world are fed up with their sub par treatment in the giant retailer. Many workers are underpaid, uninsured and treated with a lack of respect….
By Nathan Jackson The elections are over, but we can’t just pat ourselves on the back. We want good jobs, an economy that works for the rest of us and a fairer tax system that makes the rich and big corporations pay their fair share. So we had a little chat with Senator Patty Murray–over…
