Amazon’s shiny new campus in South Lake Union shows off the success of the multi-billion dollar corporation. But what happens when customers click through the Amazon website and order something? That’s when thousands of warehouse workers get to work moving products — in conditions a lot less glitzy than you see in South Lake Union….
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 Outside of the Meydenbauer Center in downtown Bellevue, more than a dozen of us laid down on the cement as a red carpet was rolled over us. We formed a human red carpet, inviting the 1% gathered for Mitt Romney’s big fundraiser to literally walk all over us. After all they’ve been…
by Nate Jackson When 200, mostly immigrant, Seattle short haul port truck drivers and hundreds of community members walk off the job and keep making noise, the truck companies that haul goods under the Port of Seattle’s unwatchful eyes can’t help but notice. On Monday, February 13th port truck drivers staged a rally on the…
by Nate Jackson We know that Wells Fargo devotes a lot of energy evading taxes, paying more to lobbyists than they do in Federal Income Taxes. A recent report from Citizens for Tax Justice shows Wells Fargo’s Federal income tax bill was less than nothing — they got a $681 million refund since 2008….
by Nate Jackson 500 white carnations rest on the steps of the capitol building as thousands of the 99% walked silently by on our way to Speaker Boehner’s office. As Speaker of the House, Boehner can do a lot to jam up our democratic process— if we let him. It’s time for Congress to get…
We came to Washington DC with one goal in mind: show and tell the legislators how hard this economy is for the 99%. Dozens of us took our message straight to Representative Reichert’s DC office. Reichert to his credit decided to talk to us– this time. It was unexpected, but appreciated and we wanted to…
