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ALKI BEACH PRIDE Antifascist, pro-human & totally worth the trek
by Daniel Lindsley SGN Staff Writer The sun was out and the music was just as radiant at Alki Beach Pride this year, and though dark clouds loomed across Elliot Bay, they kept a distance that respected this grassroots event’s return to fully in-person programming after two years of being hybrid.
see ALKI page 5
Photo by Juliana Adams
Starbucks stalling on negotiating contracts, union says Company charges NLRB with rigging pro-union elections
Indie rock and “the joyful Queer revolution” played center stage at Day In Day Out Fest
Photo courtesy of SBWU
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Starbucks Workers United (SBWU), the union leading the massively successful nationwide drive to unionize Starbucks locations, says the company is stonewalling its attempts to bargain contacts in stores that have voted to unionize.
Of the 220 Starbucks stores where workers have chosen SBWU to represent them, only three have had even initial bargaining sessions, the union says. After workers vote to be represented by a union, the newly recognized union must then negotiate a contract with the employer
see STARBUCKS page 5
Mitski – Photo by Kylin Brown
by Kylin Brown SGN Contributing Writer This weekend, Seattle saw indie rock dreams come true. Between the Space Needle and the International Fountain, Day In Day Out Fest 2022 entranced audiences with three evenings of spectacularly performative and fun-loving sets, with headliners
such as MUNA, Mitski, Mac DeMarco, Japanese Breakfast, and The National. In its sophomore rendition, the festival brought a new sense of self-assuredness to Seattle Center. Our days of Bumbershoot might be over (seriously), but Daydream State has stepped up to take on the challenge of replacing it.
see DIDO page 8