A new report on jobs at our airport has just been released by Working Washington, OneAmerica, Faith Action Network, and Puget Sound Sage. You can download a full copy of the report here: First-class Airport, Povert-class Jobs: How the Port of Seattle and Alaska Airlines create prosperity for some and economic hardship for others. Here is…
by Nate Jackson Hundreds of airport workers, their families and community members came out on a sunny Saturday to say one simple thing: let’s make every airport job a good job. We gathered at the flag pavilion where we set up a stage flanked by large standing flags of over twenty nations representing the diverse…
The word is getting out. TV news stories, petitions, billboards and more are all spreading the word about the poverty wage jobs at our airport. Now it’s time for the next step, a major rally where airport workers and community members will come together to stand up for good jobs at our airport. Be a…
by Nate Jackson Underneath the mid-morning sun dozens of community members and gathered press listened as airport workers held a press conference about Sound Transit’s decision to block factual ads about poverty wage jobs at our airport. Hosea Wilcox, a Sea-Tac Airport skycap, was one of the workers who spoke to the press outside of…
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** Contact: Thea Levkovitz, Thea@workingwa.org TODAY: SeaTac Airport Workers Announce Federal Lawsuit Against Sound Transit Today Sea-Tac Airport workers announce a Federal lawsuit filed against Sound Transit. The agency has unfairly rejected a factual ad about thousands of poverty wage jobs at our airport. When: Today, April 5, 2012, 11:30 AM Where: Pier…
by Nate Jackson Living check to check is hard enough. Giving up those checks because an employer is mistreating you is even harder. But that’s exactly what Seattle port truck drivers did this month. The Seattle port truck drivers three-week walkout brought them some big wins, but it also showed how deep the problems run…
By Nate Jackson If you are the Port of Seattle and most of your workers make poverty level wages what do you do? You throw a party to celebrate your overpaid executives, the one percent. The Port of Seattle calls itself “The Port of Prosperity.” We call it the “Port of Poverty.” The Port on…
Respect Me, Respect My Faith by Nate Jackson Hertz changed the rules. Thirty-two employees at Hertz Car Rental at SeaTac Airport were suspended. We were exercising our protected right to practice our religion and the company punished us in violation of our negotiated agreement. It was discrimination plain and simple, and we’re not going to…
By Nate Jackson The latest census data confirmed what we already know; the lack of good jobs is driving more people into poverty. One out of every six people now live below the poverty line of $20,000 per year for a family of four. Working families gathered in the shadow of the Westin Hotel on…
