Jan 21, 2024 | Chapter Updates, Labor
Boston DSA is proud to stand in solidarity with the 2,000 members of the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) as they strike for better pay and working conditions. Newton Public Schools (NPS) has been underfunded for years, despite Newton being one of the richest cities...
Jan 20, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
Connor Wright NEWTON – More than 2,000 members of the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) launched a strike on Friday morning. The strike is the latest in a wave of illegal – and successful – teachers’ strikes in Massachusetts, the largest in the state since Quincy...
Jan 20, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By Connor Wright NEWTON, MA – More than 2,000 members of the Newton Teachers Association (NTA) walked out on strike on Friday morning in the latest of a wave of illegal – and successful – teachers’ strikes in Massachusetts. Teachers are...
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...
Dec 6, 2023 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” 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...
Nov 7, 2023 | Endorsements, Healthcare
Boston DSA endorses the Massachusetts Medicare for All bills H.1239 & S.744, and submitted the following written testimony of the bill: Dear Chair Friedman, Chair Lawn, and members of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, We are the Boston chapter of the...
Oct 6, 2023 | Endorsements, Internationalism, Uncategorized
In the wake of the Israeli invasion of Gaza, we are inspired by the courage of the Palestinian people. We call upon everyone in the Boston area to express clear support for the Palestinian resistance, without conditions, and to take action to disrupt support for...
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...
