Posts for December, 2018

During “Seattle Squeeze,” public transit should be free

December 27th, 2018

Traffic during the “Seattle Squeeze” – the upcoming three weeks of extreme congestion during the Viaduct demolition – is going to be a disaster if the mayor and county executive don’t do more. Today I wrote to them, calling on the city and county to make public transit free during the “Seattle Squeeze.” Seattle Squeeze […]

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As Strike Looms, My Call on Mayor Durkan to Bring All Emergency Medical Services In-House

December 19th, 2018

In my letter to Mayor Durkan and the other City councilmembers, I challenge them to end “a culture of contracting out our safety net to profiteers” Seattle stands hours away from losing Basic Life Support services as a result of a toxic combination of big business greed and a corporate political establishment that uses contracting […]

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Statement in Solidarity with Strike Call by EMTs, Calling Out City Establishment’s Callous Indifference

December 11th, 2018

On December 11, I sent a message to Mayor Durkan expressing solidarity with Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), members of Teamsters Local 763, who recently announced plans to go on strike, and urging her to support EMTs in their demand for better pay, healthcare, and working conditions. EMTs and supporters rallying at Harborview for better pay […]

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Solidarity Statement with WFSE 3488 UW Laundry Workers

December 6th, 2018

Thursday December 6, 2018 Dear members of WFSE Local 3488 and all union members at the University of Washington, For years, members of WFSE Local 3488 have diligently and with dedication cleaned the linens and hospital scrubs for University of Washington-run medical facilities. Your work is difficult but essential to providing a clean, safe environment […]

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