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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.
Somerville Fights for Palestine
[[{"value":" By Nick Lavin SOMERVILLE, MA — Just outside the Somerville Farmers Market, two Somerville for Palestine organizers – Lauren and Hala – lead a training for a dozen canvassers prepared...
Baristas Versus the Machine: Boston Workers of Blank Street Coffee File for a Union
[[{"value":" By: Liam Noble BOSTON, MA – In early May, a supermajority of the 70 Blank Street Coffee employees in the Boston area filed for voluntary recognition from management as members of the...
Boston Unions Rally Against ICE, Detention of Union Leader
[[{"value":"An SEIU union member addresses the Boston rally demanding the release of Los Angeles union leader David Huerta from ICE detention, June 9, 2025. Photo credit: Dan Albright / Working Mass...
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.
Baristas Versus the Machine: Boston Workers of Blank Street Coffee File for a Union
[[{"value":" By: Liam Noble BOSTON, MA – In early May, a supermajority of the 70 Blank Street Coffee employees in the Boston area filed for voluntary recognition from management as members of the...
Boston Unions Rally Against ICE, Detention of Union Leader
[[{"value":"An SEIU union member addresses the Boston rally demanding the release of Los Angeles union leader David Huerta from ICE detention, June 9, 2025. Photo credit: Dan Albright / Working Mass...
UMass Hospital Staff Consider Striking for Strong Contract, Workers Interviewed
[[{"value":" By: Jake S WORCESTER, MA – United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) Local 1445 represents almost 1,100 hospital workers across four campuses at UMass Memorial...
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.
Vaccine Apartheid
by Christopher R. The Covid pandemic is a global crisis that has driven home the importance of vaccination in combating illness. The rapid development of vaccines against Covid is an incredible feat...
10 Antifascist Books to Help You Prepare for What’s Next
Comrades, Following the events of January 6th, we’ve been hearing a lot of folks talk about wanting to get involved in doing antifascist work. Solidarity Against Hate – Boston has a long history of...
Take Back the Grid blog
Take Back the Grid is the action arm of Boston DSA’s EcoSocialism Working Group. Its goal is to democratize, decarbonize, decommodify, and decolonize energy utilities here in Massachusetts. You can read more on their website.
Geothermal Microdistricts & the FUTURE: A renewable alternative to gas heating
– JT H. & Steve S. In September of 2018, workers replacing low pressure gas mains neglected to move a pressure sensor to the newly installed pipe. This critical step was not included in the work...