Jan 10, 2025 | Chapter Updates, Labor
SOMERVILLE, MA — Unit B of the Somerville Municipal Employees Union (SMEU) has at last obtained a contract from the City of Somerville after their prior contract expired more than 900 days ago. SMEU’s members voted to ratify the new contract this week. The union...
Jan 9, 2025 | Cambridge, Chapter Updates, Labor
Cambridge, MA – Boston DSA congratulates our friends and neighbors in the Cambridge Public Library Staff Association on their hard-fought contract victory. After over a year of struggling for their rights, the CPLSA won a contract that achieved all of their primary...
Jan 7, 2025 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:”DSA members and other community supporters attend hearing at Worcester City Hall on Dec. 17. By Ivy Elliot The Department of Justice Report WORCESTER – On December 9, 2024, the Department of Justice released a report describing horrific,...
Jan 7, 2025 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By the Editorial Board Trump’s Threat To Labor Donald Trump’s comeback election is an unprecedented threat to the labor and socialist movements. In his first term and on January 6, Trump flirted with right wing authoritarian tendencies....
Dec 24, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:”Starbucks workers picket outside a store in Brighton on Monday, Dec 23. By Nick Lavin Starbucks workers walked out this week in a multi-day strike set to end on Christmas Day, launching pickets at hundreds of stores across the country,...
Dec 6, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By Chris Brady Three North Shore Massachusetts communities recently agreed to tentative bargaining agreements won through heroic teacher strikes. The towns of Beverly, Marblehead, and Gloucester voted to strike in early November, each...
Dec 2, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By Jacob Schles FENWAY — Following several charges of unfair labor practices filed November 7, Fenway Health Center is under investigation by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for suppressing union action and bypassing the union,...
Nov 21, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By Albert Daly WORCESTER – This past Sunday, November 17, Worcester DSA, in collaboration with the WPI Graduate Workers Union (WPI-GWU), hosted a film screening and subsequent discussion of Harlan County, USA. Harlan County, USA is a...
Nov 14, 2024 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By Ben Cabral Donald Trump will be the 47th President of the United States. This is a result that will no doubt carry major ramifications for oppressed working class people all over the US. We can expect to see increased attacks against...
Nov 12, 2024 | Chapter Updates, Socialist Feminism
Boston Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is proud to announce that we have raised $3,239 to donate to Pink Haven Coalition and $2,274 to donate to Operation Olive Branch. Operation Olive Branch is a grassroots organization supporting Palestinians’ critical needs,...