Update, November 14: Boeing workers on strike for over six weeks have accepted new contract with a pay rise of 38 percent over four years. However, they did not win the restoration of their former pensions.Many workers were unhappy with the proposed contract and only 59 percent voted to accept it. 33,000 Boeing workers organized […]
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Bia Lacombe is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Kshama Sawant has helped workers in Canada. The victory of a $15 minimum wage in Seattle inspired struggles across Canada. Kshama has spoken in support of Jean Swanson’s election campaign in Vancouver three times. Now she is helping to win a ban on caste […]
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Kshama Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Originally published by the Nation Standing in the Seattle City Council chambers on February 21, an Indian-American tech worker named Naresh recalled the caste discrimination he has faced beginning at age 5 in India. His voice quivered with anger as he thought about the […]
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Kshama Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. This article was originally published by The Stranger. This is now the tenth year I’ve had the honor to serve as an elected representative of Seattle’s working people. Workers in Seattle, through getting organized alongside my socialist City Council office, and my organization, Socialist […]
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Kshama Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The political establishment, big business and the right-wing are seeking revenge by attempting a recall campaign against Councilmember Kshama Sawant. While the recall petition was filed by an individual, it appears to be an attempt to overturn last year’s reelection victory. A court has […]
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After a pause due to COVID restrictions, Socialist Alternative has produced a new 20-page bumper issue. For Socialist Reconstruction Canada “Reopens” to Uncertain Future For Climate and Jobs The Pandemic for Women’s Oppression The Dire State of Canadian Youth Police: A Tool of the Capitalist State Against Indigenous Peoples Capitalism Made COVID Disaster Kenny’s Attack […]
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Logan Swan is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. The Tax Amazon movement and Seattle’s working class won a historic victory on Monday, July 6. Following a three year struggle against the richest man in the world – Jeff Bezos – and his political establishment, we’ve won a tax on big business in […]
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Kshama Sawant is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. Working people just won a historic victory! Today, Seattle City Council took the final vote to pass an Amazon Tax that will raise well over $200 million per year to fund affordable housing. While the political establishment and corporate media will try to claim […]
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Our movement is beating Jeff Bezos (again)! Seattle City Council’s Budget Committee voted for a tax on Amazon and big business that will raise $240 million annually. This victory is the result of determined class struggle by a democratically-organized grassroots campaign, including 27,000 signatures on our ballot initiative to Tax Amazon. Our movement will remain […]
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Logan Swan is a member of Socialist Alternative in the US. On Saturday, May 30, mass protests in Seattle demanding justice for George Floyd broke out, and were immediately met with the same police violence experienced by protestors across the country. The Seattle Police Department (SPD) deployed teargas and rubber bullets in such volumes that […]
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