'I'm not buying Starbucks and you shouldn't either.' Seattle Mayor-elect Katie Wilson joins striking baristas Casey Martin November 14, 2025 / 11:22 am

Just hours after Bruce Harrell conceded the narrow Seattle mayoral race to her, Mayor-elect Katie Wilson joined striking Starbucks employees on the picket line and urged people to boycott the company.

Following up on her pro-labor platform that got her to City Hall, Wilson told constituents to not buy coffee from one of the city’s best-known brands.

Wilson received loud cheers on Thursday when she spoke at a Starbucks Workers United rally outside the recently closed Reserve Roastery on Capitol Hill.

“That is why I am proud to join them on their picket line and proud to say loud and clear, I am not buying Starbucks and you should

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