#51 Talking about Seattle's astonishing mayoral election with union organizer Michael Laslett & Prof Jim Gregory

#51 Talking about Seattle's astonishing mayoral election with union organizer Michael Laslett & Prof. Jim GregorySeattle's mayoral election was, like the Mamdani victory in NY, an important progressive victory. Veteran community organizer Kate Wilson, defeated the incumbent, liberal mayor. We (Dick Flacks & Daraka Larimore Hall) invited University of Washington labor historian Jim Gregory and  veteran Seattle union leader Michael Laslett to explore how Seattle's class struggle history, and contemporary grassroots battles with Amazon and other corporate giants, led to this outcome--and, why we need to pay attention to Seattle going forward. music: Michael Laslett performs "They All Sang Bread & Roses" by Si Kahn. Mixed & Edited by Next Day Podcast [email protected]