Jim McMahan

Hunger strike at immigrant prison

Seattle — The Northwest Detention Center Resistance held a protest against immigrant detention on July 14 at the Northwest Detention…

August 9, 2018

U.S. Big Business buys Trump’s election and blames Russia

President Trump won the 2016 election with at least $1 billion in contributions — also known as bribes — from…

August 2, 2018

Domestic workers organize for rights and against ICE

Seattle — Domestic workers here have won industrywide standards under basic labor laws for the first time by winning a…

July 30, 2018

Seattle rally for migrant children and families

In Seattle 300 people demonstrated June 1 at the U.S. Courthouse to denounce the Trump/Sessions’ racist separation of migrant families.…

June 7, 2018

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