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Awesome Audio of 2018: Construction workers interrupt Kshama

Dec 14, 2018, 2:49 PM | Updated: 3:07 pm

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Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant speaking out against Amazon in April 2018. (Facebook Live)

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Congratulations to Kshama Sawant and the crowd of construction workers chanting around her for winning the title of Dori Monson’s Awesome Audio of 2018!

Last May, Sawant was giving a speech about the city’s proposed head tax on Seattle businesses in South Lake Union when a group of construction workers decided to try a tactic much-loved by Sawant herself — chanting a phrase over and over again as a group.

The construction workers, who worried for their jobs if the head tax passed, chanted, “No head tax,” repeatedly so that the Socialist council member could not get a word in. Here is the full video:

Sawant’s screeches and the construction workers’ chants were up against a voicemail left by listener Diane, who had some criticism for the show, in the Monson Madness Championships.

To take a trip down memory lane and review all 32 of the Awesome Audio entries in Monson Madness 2018, click here.

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Awesome Audio of 2018: Construction workers interrupt Kshama