Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County today announced a day of direct action in solidarity with local and national labor unions that plan to strike for Black lives on Monday, July 20.
Details about online actions will be announced throughout Monday beginning at 8 a.m. PDT on blacklivesseattle.org and BLMSKC’s Facebook.
“Every day, Black and Brown bodies are sacrificed to protect society’s comfort and save the economy,” said BLMSKC Board Chair Ebony Miranda. “With cases on the rise statewide, we need to make sure we are supporting workers with proper testing, PPE and overall healthcare. The health and wellness of essential workers is currently an afterthought. This is a public health crisis. This is racism. Racism is a public health crisis.”
“In this moment of national reckoning, working people from across the nation and allies in the interconnected fights for justice are standing together to Strike for Black Lives,” strike organizer Service Employees International Union said in a statement. “Together, we will withhold our most valuable asset—our labor—in support of dismantling racism and white supremacy to bring about fundamental changes in our society, economy and workplaces.”
Other participants in the National Strike for Black Lives include: Service Employees International Union, Movement for Black Lives, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, American Federation of Teachers, United Farm Workers, Athena, United Food and Commercial Workers, National Domestic Workers Alliance and the American Civil Liberties Union.
