By Lauren Gamble (Barista and Shift Lead) This November, there was a minimum wage referendum on the ballot in Portland, Maine. It quickly became a contentious issue. The referendum, drafted by the Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), seeks to both raise Portland’s minimum wage to $18 per hour and end theContinue reading “Why I Support Question D: Tipped Worker Responds to Local Businesses’ Lies”
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National Rail Contract: Vote No and Prepare to Strike!
Informational Picket Burlington System Division – BMWED By Nicholas Wurst (Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers—Transportation Division Local 1473, personal capacity) The threat of a nationwide freight rail strike is back on the table. Railroad corporations and union representatives reached a tentative agreement on September 15th, less than 24 hours before the expiration ofContinue reading “National Rail Contract: Vote No and Prepare to Strike!”
Kansas Abortion Ban Referendum Defeated
by Elizabeth Rogers In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v Wade to federally protect abortion rights in the United States. Less than 50 years later, the Supreme Court overturned it in June 2022. This landmark decision means states now have the individual power to determine if abortion is legal. As a result, 136Continue reading “Kansas Abortion Ban Referendum Defeated”
Meet a Socialist – October 2022
by Miranda Alpert (MTA – personal capacity) For a long time, I was aware of politics only in a tangential way. I heard adults talking about elections, politicians, and occasionally my parents dragged me along to local protests and rallies. I began to get politically active after attending the People’s Climate March in NYC inContinue reading “Meet a Socialist – October 2022”
Workers and Youth Need Fare-Free Public Transit Now!
By Katt McCann This article was originally published in the September issue of Socialism Today! Subscribe here. In June of this year, gas prices went up to an average of nearly five dollars a gallon for residents of major cities nationwide, causing many workers to abandon their cars and look towards their local public transit.Continue reading “Workers and Youth Need Fare-Free Public Transit Now!”
Meet a Socialist – September 2022
by Nick Marcotte This article was originally published in the September issue of Socialism Today! Subscribe here. Throughout my youth, I witnessed the effects that the brutality of capitalism had on my mother and father. My father, a career truck driver, was worked to the bone: mental and physical exhaustion, painful work-related injuries, and eventually,Continue reading “Meet a Socialist – September 2022”
Organize Mass Protests to Fight the Far Right
By Angus McFarland and T.R. Whitworth This article was originally published in the September issue of Socialism Today! Subscribe here. Across the United States, and in many parts of the world, the far right is on the attack. Stirred up during the 2007-08 recession, encouraged and emboldened by the Trump administration, and driven to aContinue reading “Organize Mass Protests to Fight the Far Right“
ISG Stands with Unionizing Starbucks Workers
by Sam Skinner This article was originally published in the September issue of Socialism Today! Subscribe here. In mid-July, the Starbucks workers in Biddeford, Maine, joined the ranks of over 200 other recently organized Starbucks locations by winning their union vote, officially joining Starbucks Workers United (SBWU). Workers across the country have said no toContinue reading “ISG Stands with Unionizing Starbucks Workers”
Mass Water Shortages Latest Capitalist Disaster
by Ashley Rogers Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the largest reservoirs in the country, have fallen to their lowest levels since the 1930s. This year’s heat waves intensified the long-term drought in the region and drastically lowered water levels. The Colorado River is the lifeblood of the southwestern United States, providing water to 40 millionContinue reading “Mass Water Shortages Latest Capitalist Disaster”
Despite Centuries of Oppression, Haitian Workers’ Struggle Continues
By J.N.B., M. W. Thurston This article was originally published in the March 2022 issue of Socialism Today. We are republishing it in light of the current turmoil and the discussion of possible US intervention. Subscribe here. After 12 days of striking, garment workers in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince won improved pay on February 21stContinue reading “Despite Centuries of Oppression, Haitian Workers’ Struggle Continues”
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