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PCC employees demand better working conditions ahead of new union contract

Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant stands alongside PCC workers on March 13, 2023.
Lilly Ana Fowler
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KNKX
Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant stands alongside PCC workers on March 13, 2023.

In a hint of what’s to come, Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant stood alongside PCC Community Market workers to demand better working conditions. She says it’s part of what will be a new national workers’ rights campaign.

On a drizzly Monday morning, workers for PCC Community Markets – with stores in Burien, Bellevue and other cities – gathered in Seattle. They stood in front of the downtown organic grocery co-op holding signs to call attention to what they describe as low wages and understaffing.

KNKX social justice reporter Lilly Ana Fowler has more, listen above.

Lilly Ana Fowler covers social justice issues investigating inequality with an emphasis on labor and immigration. Story tips can be sent to lfowler@knkx.org.