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No head tax: Construction workers drown out Kshama Sawant

May 3, 2018, 12:24 PM | Updated: 12:32 pm

Construction workers drowned out Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant as she attempted to speak about the proposed head tax.

“No head tax,” they continually chanted whenever she tried to speak.

The confrontation followed the announcement that Amazon had stopped development in Seattle as the city council mulls over a tax on the biggest businesses in the city.

RELATED: City Council to delay vote on head tax

KIRO Radio’s Mike Lewis reported Thursday that the council would likely delay a vote on the head tax as they craft new legislation.

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