SARA NELSON EXPOSED
"Sara Nelson Said Fremont Brewing Didn't Lay Off Anyone During the Pandemic. Unfortunately, That's Not True." -The Stranger 9/17/21
"Nelson points to the "no layoff" claim as evidence of her business savvy and her support for workers, especially those hit hard by COVID-19. It's a potentially powerful line for her campaign, given her lack of early support for the city's $15 minimum wage, secure scheduling, and paid family leave laws. (As she told the Seattle Met in 2017: “One-size-fits-all laws about wages, or scheduling, or paid family leave, they just don’t work.")
But paystubs, contracts, emails, and interviews with three of the seven employees laid off in November show that Fremont did boot people out of work a week before Thanksgiving in the middle of the pandemic."
SARA NELSON:
THE CORPORATE CANDIDATE
Sara is NOT on our side.
REASONS WHY
SARA NELSON IS NOT ON YOUR SIDE
OPPOSED PAID
SICK LEAVE
OPPOSED $15 MINIMUM WAGE
OPPOSED JUMPSTART RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESS
VIOLATED THE LAW AT HER BUSINESS WHILE PUSHING PUNISHMENT FOR OTHERS
OPPOSED COVID RELIEF FUNDING
NO PLAN FOR EXPAND TRANSIT AND REDUCE TRAFFIC
PUNISHMENT FOCUSED POLICIES THAT FAIL TO MAKE US SAFER
NO PLAN TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS
TRICKLE-DOWNERS COME IN ALL POLITICAL STRIPES, ESPECIALLY IN A CITY LIKE SEATTLE. UNFORTUNATELY, SARA NELSON IS A TESTAMENT TO THAT FACT.
When it comes to creating a more resilient, prosperous, and inclusive future for Seattle, Sara doubles-down on the same trickle-down policies that primed Seattle for the economic crisis in the first place:
Opposing a popular tax on wealthy corporations to fund aid for small businesses and families
More enforcement and studies instead of meaningful affordable housing investments
Prioritizing bringing more business and development to Seattle over ensuring the real job creators—people—have more money in their pockets to drive economic growth
Sara has expressed support for some progressive economic policies, like baby bonds, but between her views on the biggest challenges Seattle faces to her not telling the truth about firing employees during COVID, CAPE couldn’t give her more than 1.5 stars.
When it comes to Seattle’s future, Sara promises more of the same policies that primed Seattle for the COVID economic crisis.