Dec 6, 2023 | Labor, Working Mass
By Vanessa Bartlett At the start of the holiday season, unionized Starbucks workers at hundreds of stores went on strike to demand that Starbucks sit down at the bargaining table with workers. Community members also mobilized to hand out fliers in front of non-union...
Sep 17, 2023 | Chapter Updates, Labor
PASSED by the Boston DSA Coordinating Committee September 13, 2023 Whereas, the collective bargaining agreement between the UAW and Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis (collectively known as the Big 3) expires on September 14, covering 150,000 autoworkers around the...
Aug 29, 2023 | Labor, Working Mass
CHICAGO — From August 3 to 6, roughly 1,000 elected delegates and alternates, as well as observers, from across the country gathered in Chicago for the 2023 National Convention of the Democratic Socialists of America. After the virtual one in 2021, this was the first...
Aug 22, 2023 | Labor, Working Mass
by Iris Scott The 9th UFCW International Convention was both infuriating and inspiring – that was my experience as a rank-and-file member serving as a delegate and pushing for reform within UFCW (United Food and Commercial Workers International Union). The primary...
Jul 11, 2023 | Labor, Working Mass
By Tarang Saluja and Eli Gerzon Norwood, MA — On Saturday, July 8, between the early hours of 4am to 8 am, Massachusetts saw its first Amazon picket. Teamsters and roughly 200 supporters from other unions and socialist organizations stood in solidarity to block about...
Jul 10, 2023 | Chapter Updates
STATEMENT: July 10, 2023 FROM: The 2023-2024 Coordinating Committee of Boston DSA (leadership@bostondsa.org) BOSTON, MA: This morning, Representative Mike Connolly announced his decision to resign his DSA membership on social media. As such, the motions to expel and...
Jul 4, 2023 | Chapter Updates
BOSTON, MA: Last week more than a dozen members in good standing of Boston DSA submitted to us, the local Coordinating Committee, a motion to expel Mike Connolly from the organization. It is the right of members to bring forth motions for the local to vote on,...
Jun 29, 2023 | Labor, Working Mass
By Paul Garver and Eli Gerzon DISCLAIMER: The entire Working Mass board appreciates the research and reporting that went into this important article and of course the big wins for rail workers across the US. However, some members of the board strongly disagree with...
Jun 17, 2023 | Endorsements
On Juneteenth (Monday, June 19th 2 to 5 pm), there will be a celebration hosted out of Town Field park in Dorcheser. There will be food, live music, a liberation art table, and speakers. This year’s focus is housing Justice. All are welcome to join and celebrate...
