Jim McMahan

Yemenis picket pro-war Rep

Renton, Washington March marks eight years of the U.S.-Saudi bombing war against Yemen — a war that has killed tens…

March 10, 2023

Hunger strike vs. torturous conditions in Washington state

Tacoma, Washington Over 80 detainees went on a hunger strike Feb. 1 at the ICE Processing Center, formerly the Northwest…

February 15, 2023

Black Reconstruction on Carolina’s Gold Coast

The “Reconstruction Era” following the Civil War spanned 1865-1876; it was a brief period in which formerly enslaved Black people…

February 7, 2023

Mushroom workers keep up the fight

Seattle Workers from Ostrom Mushroom Farms traveled 200 miles from Sunnyside, Washington, to picket the Metropolitan Market in Seattle on…

November 29, 2022

Seattle human service workers demand improved wages, services

Seattle Unionized Seattle human services workers rallied at City Hall Plaza Nov. 8 to demand wage increases and better services…

November 17, 2022

Seattle educator-student unity in school strike

Seattle A five-day strike by the Seattle Education Association (SEA) produced gains for the district’s 6,000 educators and 50,000 students.…

September 21, 2022

Kent educators’ strike opens school year

Seattle Over 1,700 educators went on strike in working-class Kent, Washington, near Seattle, to open the school year. On Aug.…

August 29, 2022

Strikes hit Seattle

Sandwich makers in Seattle are following the path of Starbucks workers. Workers at Homegrown toil at a large enterprise, making…

August 22, 2022

Seattle/Workers fight back against Starbucks’ attacks

Seattle Starbucks, headquartered in Seattle, is trying with a vengeance to halt the unionization of some of its prime stores.…

July 29, 2022

Museum workers hop on the union train

Seattle About 65 internal security guards in the wealthy Seattle Art Museum (SAM) just became the SAM VSO Union! VSO…

June 10, 2022