Jim McMahan

Labor, community take on Amazon

Massive gentrification in Seattle, led by the Amazon company and its headquarters here, has restructured the city. Amazon now rents…

May 17, 2018

Vets, gov’t workers rally against privatizing the VA

Seattle — On March 27, government workers and veterans decried the 49,000 vacant staffing positions at veterans hospitals across the…

April 1, 2018

Mass movement marches against Trans Mountain pipeline

Over 10,000 people marched on March 11 in the city of Burnaby, near Vancouver, B.C., Canada, opposing the $7.3 billion…

March 20, 2018

Solidarity sparks school bus driver victory

Seattle, Wash., public school bus drivers were ecstatic on Feb. 10 after winning a new advanced contract following a nine-day…

February 12, 2018

Seattle school bus drivers strike for health care

Feb. 5 — Over 400 Seattle school bus drivers, members of Teamsters Local 174, went on strike against First Student,…

February 6, 2018

Growing fightback against immigrant detention

Tacoma, Wash. — The increase in Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and detentions has led to an increase in resistance…

December 17, 2017

Seattle school bus drivers strike

Four hundred school bus drivers held a one-day strike Nov. 29 against First Student, the big national contractor. The strike…

December 8, 2017

Calling out lies on the minimum wage

Seattle workers won a boost in the minimum wage three years ago, from $9.47 to $15 an hour for most…

October 12, 2017

Immigrant prisoners demand minimum wage

After years of immigrant prisoners’ protests and hunger strikes, Washington state is finally demanding that the Geo Group, operator of…

September 29, 2017

In Seattle: Stop ICE raids and prisons

A hundred people rallied against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids at ICE headquarters in downtown Seattle on Sept. 12. This…

September 24, 2017