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      Seattle Becomes First US City to Ban Caste Discrimination With Kshama Sawant Ordinance

      The Socialist Alternative Seattle Councilmember stressed that "caste discrimination doesn't only take place in other countries" and said she hopes the new law will become a "beacon" for other cities to follow.

      Brett Wilkins
      Feb 22, 2023

      The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday for the first U.S. ban on caste-based discrimination, a move the measure's socialist sponsor hopes will inspire similar legislation nationwide.

      The council voted 6-1 in favor of an ordinance by District 3 Councilmember Kshama Sawant of the Socialist Alternative party that adds caste as a protected class to a long list that includes age, race, religion, gender identity, national origin, immigration status, disability, and military status.

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      Starbucks Violated Law and Must Bargain With Union in Seattle: NLRB

      The coffee giant, which plans to appeal, "is continuing its aggressive anti-union campaign against workers by delaying, confusing, and flat-out refusing to bargain with them," said Starbucks Workers United.

      Jessica Corbett
      Dec 01, 2022

      After months of lawbreaking, Starbucks must swiftly begin negotiating with a union formed at one of its locations in Seattle, the federal agency that enforces labor law reaffirmed Wednesday.

      The unanimous decision from three members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) comes after employees of the Starbucks Reserve Roastery at 1124 Pike St. in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood voted 38-27 in April to form a union--which the company has been fighting against since.

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      'We Are Coming for You!': Teamsters Union Rallies Outside Amazon Headquarters

      "Amazon should be afraid—the Teamsters are here standing shoulder-to-shoulder with so many communities demanding change," the union's president said at the Seattle rally.

      Brett Wilkins
      Sep 20, 2022

      More than 1,000 members of the Teamsters union and allies turned out Tuesday in downtown Seattle to stand in solidarity with Amazon workers and to denounce the tech titan's "union-busting tactics and dangerous labor practices."

      "Amazon will not bust unions and get away with it. Amazon will not churn and burn American workers and get away with it."

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