Jun 23, 2024 | Chapter Updates, Electoral, Labor
SOMERVILLE, MA — The events of the week of June 16 sadly demonstrated how Mayor Katjana Ballantyne’s indecision and poor communication continues to harm and de-prioritize public employees, the staff critical to keeping our city and its services running. The Somerville...
Apr 30, 2024 | Electoral, Endorsements
Democratic socialist State Representative Erika Uyterhoeven (27th Middlesex); Cambridge City Council Member Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler; Somerville City Council Members Willie Burnley, Jr. and JT Scott; and Medford City Council President Zac Bears, who represent almost a...
Mar 6, 2024 | Cambridge, Chapter Updates, Electoral, Endorsements
Cambridge, MA — The Boston Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has endorsed its member Evan MacKay for Cambridge’s 25th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts State House. Boston DSA and its Cambridge Working Group have previously run successful candidates Quinton...
Apr 1, 2023 | Chapter Updates, Electoral, Labor
Thank you to everyone who participated in the discussion and voting process for the three policy resolutions presented at the March General Meeting. All three resolutions passed; see below for the full results and next steps for all three resolutions. As a reminder,...
Feb 22, 2023 | Electoral, Housing, PEWG blog
Boston City Hall Photo by Naquib Hossain on Flickr On Feb. 21st Boston DSA emailed out the following call to action to Boston residents encouraging them to give public testimony on how the Mayor’s rent control proposal is in need of serious changes Tomorrow,...
Dec 1, 2022 | Chapter Updates, Electoral, Labor, PEWG blog
The rail freight carriers that employ approximately 125,000 unionized employees have spent years prioritizing shareholders and executives, making record profits for the railroad industry. At the same time, the carriers have downsized the rail workforce by furloughing...
