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On Thursday, Starbucks baristas in 40+ cities launched an open-ended, national ULP strike. Workers are putting it all on the line and need customers and allies to back them up!

Join striking baristas and community supporters building union power. RSVP now: bit.ly/4pbwwy7
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Now that Governor Ferguson is on record opposing a wealth tax, the stakes for HB 2045 are even higher.

Passing this corporate tax with no exemptions for billion dollar big businesses means fewer cuts to education, to healthcare, to the social safety net in Washington State.
April 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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one of key functions of immigration raids & crackdowns is not to actually deport all migrants/refugees but to deepen conditions of social precarity & labor deportability. to make migrants more vulnerable to exploitation from bosses & landlords & banks, and to create scapegoats for austerity policies
January 22, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Rough series of events for us all. I poked around my archives and found this little snowy plover scampering around the beach.

I can't believe I've been sitting on this almost a year!

Take 30 seconds to put a smile on your face. You've earned it. It may be awhile till the next <3
#birds
January 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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UFW announces boycott of Sunnyside mushrooms, its first in 20 years
www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/b...
UFW announces boycott of Sunnyside mushrooms, its first in 20 years
“We encourage consumers to vote with their dollars,” UFW organizer Roman Pinal said.
www.yakimaherald.com
December 20, 2024 at 2:43 AM
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Just a reminder that if you visit the Seattle Art Museum starting tomorrow you're crossing a picket line.
www.thestand.org/2024/11/sam-...
SAM VSO reject offer, set to strike — The STAND
The Seattle Art Museum has walked away from talks with the museum guard union as a November 29 strike date looms.
www.thestand.org
November 29, 2024 at 6:03 AM