by Nicholas Wurst & Claire BaylerWorcester, MASMART-TD Local 1473 (personal capacity) & Railroad Workers United (personal capacity) This article was originally published in Edition 13 (July 2023) of Socialism Today, the paper of the Independent Socialist Group. Subscribe to the paper to receive each issue in print and read the articles before they’re published online!Continue reading “ISG in Action: Railroad Workers United”
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UPS Teamsters: Vote No on the Tentative Agreement!
On Tuesday July 25th, the Teamsters union leadership announced a tentative agreement (TA) with UPS, calling off the potential strike of 350,000 workers that was set to begin on August 1st. Workers have until August 22nd to vote for or against the TA. Independent Socialist Group (ISG) members, including Teamster members at UPS, have launchedContinue reading “UPS Teamsters: Vote No on the Tentative Agreement!”
UPS Teamster Tentative Agreement Reached: Does it Meet Workers’ Needs?
On Tuesday July 25th, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced a tentative agreement (TA) with UPS, calling off the strike of 350,000 workers that was set to begin on August 1st. UPS Teamsters are the largest private-sector unionized workforce and part of the logistics industry, moving goods that make up 6% of the value ofContinue reading “UPS Teamster Tentative Agreement Reached: Does it Meet Workers’ Needs? “
Teamster Rebellion: Revive the Spirit of 1934 to Win in 2023!
Striking teamsters defend their picket line from anti-union police on the streets of Minneapolis, June 1934— From the Minneapolis Historical Society (Public Domain). “There was a war in Minneapolis:a conflict of poverty against wealth,of labor against capital.” -Farrell Dobbs, Teamster Rebellion (1972) by Jacob BilskyWestern MA On May 16th, 1934, Teamster Local 574 struck toContinue reading “Teamster Rebellion: Revive the Spirit of 1934 to Win in 2023!”
Mass Public Housing Program Needed!
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!”
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!”
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