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Below you’ll find the latest updates from across Boston DSA, including local events and actions that we are supporting, campaigns our Working Groups are focusing on, and local political news.
Emmanuel College Dining Hall Workers Win First Contract with UNITE HERE Local 26
[[{"value":" Workers at Emmanuel College after ratifying their first contract (UNITE HERE 26) By: Frederick Reiber BOSTON, MA – Dining hall workers at Emmanuel College voted to unionize with UNITE...
Principled, Programmatic, and Partyist: Introducing Worcester DSA’s Approach to Electoral Work
[[{"value":" By: Shane Levett & Stefan Neumayer This article was originally published by Cosmonaut Magazine in January 2026. These positions are the authors’ own and do not represent the...
Interview: Lamplighter Brewers Drum Up Community Support Before Union Vote
[[{"value":" February 22 solidarity day for Lamplighter Workers organizing with UFCW 1445 (PC: Maritza S) By: Maritza S CAMBRIDGE, MA – In early February 2026, Lamplighter workers filed for union...
Working Mass
Working Mass is a collaborative project of many Massachusetts DSA chapters and working groups, including Boston DSA’s Labor Working Group, Cape Cod DSA, and Worcester DSA. Read more on their website.
Emmanuel College Dining Hall Workers Win First Contract with UNITE HERE Local 26
[[{"value":" Workers at Emmanuel College after ratifying their first contract (UNITE HERE 26) By: Frederick Reiber BOSTON, MA – Dining hall workers at Emmanuel College voted to unionize with UNITE...
Principled, Programmatic, and Partyist: Introducing Worcester DSA’s Approach to Electoral Work
[[{"value":" By: Shane Levett & Stefan Neumayer This article was originally published by Cosmonaut Magazine in January 2026. These positions are the authors’ own and do not represent the...
Interview: Lamplighter Brewers Drum Up Community Support Before Union Vote
[[{"value":" February 22 solidarity day for Lamplighter Workers organizing with UFCW 1445 (PC: Maritza S) By: Maritza S CAMBRIDGE, MA – In early February 2026, Lamplighter workers filed for union...
Political Education Working Group (PEWG) blog
Political education is the shared learning process needed to inform, mobilize, and advance our work. The PEWG blog is maintained by Boston DSA’s Political Education Working Group and focuses on providing different insights and perspectives on socialism. Read more on their website.
Why Mayor Wu’s Rent Control Proposal is Lacking
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...
Step right up, come one come all, to defend Fall River
The first thing I want to say about our December 10 defense of the Fall River Pride Committee’s drag story time is that we succeeded. I wanted to start out that way because between all the various...
PUBLIC STATEMENT BY BOSTON DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA IN SUPPORT OF RAIL UNION WORKERS
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...