by Angus McFarland The housing crisis is still with us. House prices are near their all-time high with the Federal Reserve Bank raising interest rates, making it wildly unaffordable for many working people to make monthly mortgage payments. Apartment rents are still sky-high while wages have remained well behind inflation, meaning a real-dollar pay cutContinue reading “Mass Public Housing Program Needed!”
Author Archives: Independent Socialist Group
Meet a Socialist – May/June 2023
by Jacob Bilsky Conservatives make headlines weekly for crusading against schools that supposedly use books to turn children into Marxists. After becoming a Marxist in my youth, I’m tempted to say I’m this way because of the books I read: Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type, A People’s History of the United States, and TheContinue reading “Meet a Socialist – May/June 2023”
Solidarity with House Staff Unionizing: Interview with a Mass. General Brigham Hospital Worker
by Peggy Wang (APA, MTA/NEA – personal capacity) Below is an interview with a healthcare provider and labor activist at Mass General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. A union drive organizing the “House Staff”, Residents (doctors in training) and Fellows (medical specialists in training), is taking place across the Mass General Brigham (MGB) health corporation. TheContinue reading “Solidarity with House Staff Unionizing: Interview with a Mass. General Brigham Hospital Worker”
Lessons from the 1997 UPS Teamster Strike
by Ryan VuzProvidence, RI The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Teamsters, or IBT) is preparing for the possibility of the largest strike in U.S. history against a single private company, the United Parcel Service (UPS). It’s crucial to look back at the lessons from the last UPS strike in 1997 when over 185,000 Teamsters came togetherContinue reading “Lessons from the 1997 UPS Teamster Strike”
Supreme Court Tries To Shut Down The Workers Movement: Teamsters Punished for Strike Action
by Ronan Foley (Teamsters Local 170) & Nick Wurst (SMART-TD Local 1473) In August 2017, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Local 174) was negotiating a new contract with concrete company Glacier Northwest. Concrete truck drivers reported to work, turned on their trucks, left the full containers of wet concrete in the parking lot, and walkedContinue reading “Supreme Court Tries To Shut Down The Workers Movement: Teamsters Punished for Strike Action”
Labor and Community Support for UPS Teamsters – Build Solidarity Committees!
By Evren Pallares O’ LaoghaireTeamsters Local 170, UPS Package Handler (personal capacity) On June 16th, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced that 97% of UPS Teamsters voted to authorize a strike if we can’t reach a strong tentative agreement by August 1st. If UPS workers strike this summer, it would be the largest strike inContinue reading “Labor and Community Support for UPS Teamsters – Build Solidarity Committees!”
Meet a Socialist – April 2023
by Stevie Dickie Growing up on Cape Cod, I began building my class consciousness young. Locals will tell you of a stark wealth divide, a brutal housing market, and rampant addiction. Working families struggle to survive in the seasonal economy and struggle to leave. My parents worked hard. My mom was a part-time nurse, part-timeContinue reading “Meet a Socialist – April 2023”
Launch Meetings: Build Solidarity Committees to Support UPS Workers!
A STRONG CONTRACT BY AUGUST 1ST OR UPS TEAMSTERS STRIKE! Workers, union activists, and community members are invited to join us to launch solidarity committees which can help organize active support for UPS workers in their fight for a strong contract! Meetings are being organized in Portland, Boston, Worcester, and Providence: 350,000 UPS workers areContinue reading “Launch Meetings: Build Solidarity Committees to Support UPS Workers!”
Railroad Workers United Calls For Solidarity Action with UPS Teamsters
A resolution put forward by an ISG member in RWU As the contract fight between 350,000 Teamsters union members and the UPS corporation heats up, unions, left groups, and other organizations are asking how they can help UPS workers win. All working people should see the UPS workers’ struggle as their own. Real, effective solidarityContinue reading “Railroad Workers United Calls For Solidarity Action with UPS Teamsters”
Pride 2023: Defend and Extend Trans Rights
Emery Addams & Claire BaylerPortland, ME / Worcester, MAHealthcare worker (personal capacity) On Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Portland, Maine, roughly 25 neo-Nazis organized a march to City Hall and assaulted a group of counter-protestors opposing the fascists. The attack took place in front of the police, who took no action. This march is onlyContinue reading “Pride 2023: Defend and Extend Trans Rights”
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