Thanks, @nancykick and @WorkingFamilies@WFP_WA! We’re honored to have your support and hope to continue advancing Seattle in the direction of 1) care 2) people over profits and 3) matching what we do with what we say.
💥Endorsement💥 I’m proud to have the support of @WorkingFamilies. Thanks for your endorsement and all the efforts to empower workers & support people-powered campaigns. We can continue to have groundbreaking wins for workers & build a society that has dignity and justice for all
The free-lunch program that fed every U.S. public school student for just $11 billion a year? Expired.
Meanwhile, Congress ADDED $45 bil to the already $800 billion Pentagon budget.
We can absolutely afford to alleviate child hunger. Priorities are just apparently elsewhere.
Earlier this week, UFCW 3000 members joined the Stay Healthy, Stay Housed coalition, including community allies like @TenantsUnionWA, @WFP_WA, @SeattleTRU, and more to advocate for expanded renter protections at the Burien City Council!
ALT UFCW 3000 members pose for a group photo with community allies. UFCW 3000 members are wearing yellow UFCW shirts and baseball caps.
ALT Renters' rights supporters pose for a group photo with signs that say "yes for rental protection" and "support renters."
Vote for @leesamanion in King County, WA by Nov. 8. Leesa Manion is running to lead the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. For 15 years, Leesa led projects to protect public safety, reduce racial disproportionality, and strengthen victim services. Learn more: bit.ly/3CoTTxq
Vote for @leesamanion in King County, WA by Nov. 8. Leesa Manion is running to lead the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. For 15 years, Leesa led projects to protect public safety, reduce racial disproportionality, and strengthen victim services. Learn more: bit.ly/3CoTTxq
We stand with Kent educators who are striking for a better contract, better wages and benefits, and better staffing ratios for kids in need. And we stand with @electshukri who is showing why she's a Working Families candidate.
The Working Families Party response to the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson 🧵:
This is a dark day for our nation.
A right-wing Supreme Court has stripped women and people seeking abortions of their long-held rights to control their bodies.
We strongly backed @empoweredRN in 2020 in a crucial WA State Senate race. Sadly, Senate Dem leaders backed her right-wing Dem opponent (shout-out to those Senate Dems who did endorse Anderson!). So it's not surprising she then got drawn out of 5th LD. thestranger.com/slog/2022/04…
It's not just Ingrid Anderson who got hurt by these games designed to protect incumbents who do the bidding of big business. The change in boundaries put Snoqualmie and North Bend in the same LD as Wenatchee, despite pleas from those communities to not do so.
And yeah, we see the trend in #waleg this year where great elected officials of color and women are leaving in unprecedented numbers. The legislature needs an overhaul. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 People are tired of the politics of low expectations and the awful treatment of those who work in and around #waleg Democratic leadership deserves to be called out for the toxic culture they’ve created in their caucus and in the workplace. #vote
And to the Democratic leadership of #waleg -- you cannot expect the people of this state to sit quietly by while good people are driven out, while good policy is either repealed or left on the shelf.
In 2020 WFP WA worked hard to send @ElectKHT to #waleg. She's done amazing work there. So we're gutted to see she's leaving, along with so many other great electeds, thanks to a toxic culture and lack of integrity from the Democratic caucus leadership. southseattleemerald.com/2022…
To our friend and companion in the fight for justice, @ElectKHT, we say *thank you* in the loudest voices we have -- and we look forward to standing with you again out in the community as we work for a better future for the working people of this state.
And to the Democratic leadership of #waleg -- you cannot expect the people of this state to sit quietly by while good people are driven out, while good policy is either repealed or left on the shelf.
We are proud (& excited!) to introduce you to the California Working Families Party SQUAD 📣 If we want CA to pass the bills that working families need to thrive, then THESE are the candidates we need in Sacramento fighting for us in the legislature. Let’s #BuildTheSquad in CA ✊