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 Community members were leafleting in downtown Seattle talking to tourists and Seattleites alike about Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s latest recipe–straight from the 1% cookbook. Schultz had his workers in DC write a slogan for his own political ideals on their customers’ cups. His “Come Together” slogan may sound reasonable, but what it…
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 Working Washington is fighting for the 99%. We’ve pushed for good jobs & economic justice and stood with workers fighting for safety and fairness in their workplaces. We’ve made a difference already because of all the hard work you all have put in and we want to say thanks…and ask for more….
by Nathan Jackson After years of public pressure state lawmakers finally closed one of the most egregious loopholes in our state budget: a lucrative giveaway for out of state big banks worth tens of millions a year. It is a good start and it would not have happened without public pressure, but we still have…
In a first-of-its-kind online action, the Amazon.com webpage for a pie-cutter is being swamped today with “reviews” pointing out the giant online retailer’s failure to pay their fair share of taxes. Frustrated by Amazon’s tax-dodging, workers, students, and community members from the Seattle area and others from across the country are sending Amazon a message they can’t miss…
Amazon just doesn’t get it. Just like other big corporations, they seem to think they can get away with tax-dodging and other predatory business practices. They’re wrong, and today — Tuesday, April 3rd — we’re going to let them know with a message they won’t be able to miss. Amazon says it wants feedback and we…
by Nate Jackson We know that Amazon wants to expand its influence. It is no longer content with mistreating warehouse workers or dodging its tax responsibilities, now it wants to create laws directly or at least throw money at an organization that does so. Amazon supports a shadowy corporate front group called the American Legislative…
by Nate Jackson A huge secret has been exposed: Amazon treats its warehouse workers poorly. True sweatshop work conditions where the temperatures race past 100 degrees and delivery quotas that demand breakneck speeds and a “safety last” mentality. That’s bad enough, but did you hear about another secret of the giant online retailer? They dodge…
