Jul 24, 2025 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By: Zachary Wright WORCESTER, MA – On July 4, 2025, Donald Trump signed into law his “Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill is draconian and destructive on every level of the social contract. One of the most deadly provisions is the Big...
Jul 22, 2025 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:”Trader Joe’s United union buttons. (Trader Joe’s United) By: Chris Brady Hadley, M.A. – The sleepy town of 5,000 next to Amherst is usually known for its annual asparagus festival and university move-in day traffic. But in mid-2022,...
Jul 11, 2025 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By: Emma Buckley The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not represent the official position of Working Mass. Issue 1 of The Internationalist, the Boston-based paper of CW Fitzgerald, an early leader of the...
Jul 7, 2025 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By: Frederick Reiber BOSTON, MA – While the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that only 11.1 percent of the workforce is covered by a union, nonetheless, support for unions remains at a 70-year high. Over half of American workers...
Jul 3, 2025 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” Republic Services workers, Teamsters representatives, and North Shore Labor Council members on Day Two of the Strike. Photo by Mark Nelson. PEABODY, MA – Over 400 sanitation workers across Massachusetts went on strike on Tuesday, July 2,...
Jun 25, 2025 | Labor, Working Mass
[[{“value”:” By: Maxine Bouvier SOMERVILLE, MA – Since March, 2025, Somerville City Councillor-at-Large Willie Burnley Jr.’s campaign for the city’s highest executive office has been endorsed by Boston DSA. In April, the Somerville branch of the...
