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...
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...
May 2, 2023 | Working Mass
CAMBRIDGE – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, a union buster, warmonger, and avowed “anti-feminist,” was met with a series of protests in Massachusetts on Friday. Here on a six-day state visit to the United States, earlier in the week, Yoon had charmed Washington...
Apr 21, 2023 | Working Mass
By Oriana R. Cambridge, MA – On April 14, MIT graduate student workers showed they aren’t afraid to fight for bold demands against a union-busting administration. Negotiations for their first union contract are heating up, as workers circled and chanted during...
