Rally & march against anti-worker attacks

The following is from Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity:

Labor and community groups to rally in SeaTac on April 5 to “Melt ICE” and defend schools, students and public workers

SEATAC, WA (April 2, 2025) — On Saturday, April 5, at 12 noon, labor and community organizations will hold a rally at Angle Lake Park in SeaTac, 19408 International Boulevard, and march to the Federal Detention Center, 2425 S. 200^th St., SeaTac. The protest is aimed against the Trump Administration’s escalating attacks on working-class people, including his executive order abolishing the Department of Education, imprisonment of immigrants in Federal Detention Centers, and gutting of civil rights for immigrant and trans students.

Sponsored by Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity, A. Philip Randolph Institute – Seattle (APRI), Seattle Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators (SCORE), Radical Women, and Seattle Rideshare Drivers Association, the event is part of a National Day of Action on April 5, with protests scheduled across the U.S.

Rally organizer Gabriel Prawl says, “The attacks we are seeing on the working class impact every sphere of our lives, and unions have a crucial role to play in pushing back.” Prawl is President of the A. Philip Randolph Institute Seattle chapter, a constituency group of the AFL-CIO labor federation.

Students, teachers, and public-school staff from across South King County will speak at the rally, along with community and labor leaders. Participants will further amplify their demands with bullhorns, picket signs and banners as they march to the Detention Center after the rally.

Sponsors and endorsers of the April 5th rally and march are uniting to:
– Melt ICE
– Fund Public Schools
– Support Immigrant and Trans Students
– Defend Public Workers and Services

OWLS co-chair Su Docekal, a Teamsters 763 shop steward from SeaTac, says the focus on South King County is intentional because of its rich ethnic diversity, including many immigrant communities. “By standing together for our schools and students, we can turn fear into action and mutual defense.”

Endorsers of the SeaTac event include MLK Labor; Teamsters Local 763; Highline Education Association; Mohamed Egal, Mayor of SeaTac; PROTEC 17; Washington Federation of State Employees Local 1495 and Local 304; Communication Workers of America Local 7800; Freedom Socialist Party; Transit Riders Union; IBEW 46 Women’s Committee; and Rosie’s Machinists 751.

Wear your union colors and bring your union banners and signs!

For more information contact Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity at OrganizedWorkersls@gmail.com, 206-819-2279.