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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.
AI in Court: Politico Workers Take the Boss to Court Over Forced Automation
[[{"value":"ILA Workers Striking in 2024 over better pay and forced automation and AI By: Frederick Reiber SOMERVILLE, MA – From Hollywood writers to Boston dockworkers, labor unions are continuing...
Hamilton Tenants Association Faces Terrible Landlord With Rally in Arlington
[[{"value":" By: Travis Wayne ARLINGTON, MA – On Saturday, August 2, 2025, the Hamilton Tenants Association made a bold move: rallying directly and publicly against their landlord right outside...
Rhode Island’s Longest Healthcare Strike
[[{"value":"Nurses on strike at Butler Hospital (Carlos B) Butler Workers Lead a Historic Fight for Mental Health and Dignity By Amanda A and Carlos B PROVIDENCE, RI – On May 15, 2025, nearly 800...
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.
AI in Court: Politico Workers Take the Boss to Court Over Forced Automation
[[{"value":"ILA Workers Striking in 2024 over better pay and forced automation and AI By: Frederick Reiber SOMERVILLE, MA – From Hollywood writers to Boston dockworkers, labor unions are continuing...
Hamilton Tenants Association Faces Terrible Landlord With Rally in Arlington
[[{"value":" By: Travis Wayne ARLINGTON, MA – On Saturday, August 2, 2025, the Hamilton Tenants Association made a bold move: rallying directly and publicly against their landlord right outside...
Rhode Island’s Longest Healthcare Strike
[[{"value":"Nurses on strike at Butler Hospital (Carlos B) Butler Workers Lead a Historic Fight for Mental Health and Dignity By Amanda A and Carlos B PROVIDENCE, RI – On May 15, 2025, nearly 800...
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...