Independent Socialist Group

100 Years Since Lenin’s Death, Remembering A Revolutionary Socialist Leader

Leon Trotsky, Vladimir Lenin, and Lev Kamenev (left to right). Moscow, May 1919 by Angus McFarlandMaine 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov). Along with Leon Trotsky and the Bolshevik party, Lenin (1870–1924) led the socialist October Revolution that “shook the world” in 1917. Class conscious working-class people areContinue reading “100 Years Since Lenin’s Death, Remembering A Revolutionary Socialist Leader”

The Real Border Crisis Being Ignored by the Dems and the GOP

by B.W. SculosVice President, Rio Grande Valley United Faculty (TFA/NEA) (personal capacity)Edinburg, TX The Real Crises There is a crisis at the border, but it’s not the kind the two corporate parties are talking about. Migrants are fleeing violence, poverty, and ecological instability all of which are largely produced by the US and global capitalism.Continue reading “The Real Border Crisis Being Ignored by the Dems and the GOP”

50th Anniversary of the Committee for a Workers’ International

April 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the founding conference of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI), the worldwide socialist organization that the Independent Socialist Group stands in solidarity with. The CWI is organized in many countries and works to unite the working class and oppressed peoples against capitalism and to fight for aContinue reading “50th Anniversary of the Committee for a Workers’ International”

UAW Leading the Fight to Organize the South

ISG members on the picket line during the Big 3 contract battle and strike in 2023. Mansfield, MA. by Jeff BoothAFSCME Local 3650 (personal capacity)Boston, MA The United Auto Workers (UAW) is on the move with high-profile strikes and new union organizing, showing new determination to fight the big corporations. In April, the UAW reversedContinue reading “UAW Leading the Fight to Organize the South”

ISG in Action: Railroad Workers United Convention

RWU Convention hosted a session on Logistics Chokepoints at Labor Notes 2024. by Nicholas WurstSMART-TD Local 1473 (personal capacity) & Railroad Workers United (personal capacities)Worcester, MA On April 18 & 19, ISG members participated in Railroad Workers United’s (RWU) ninth convention in Chicago. RWU is an activist organization of rank-and-file railroad workers, families, and supportersContinue reading “ISG in Action: Railroad Workers United Convention”

ISG in Action: Labor Notes 2024

Members of the Independent Socialist Group (ISG) joined with almost 5,000 other attendees at this year’s Labor Notes conference in Chicago, April 19-21. The conference, which is organized every two years, brings labor activists together to discuss rebuilding a fighting labor movement, including how to organize reform caucuses in our unions and how to overturnContinue reading “ISG in Action: Labor Notes 2024”

The Working Class and the 2024 Presidential Election

by B.W. SculosVice President, Rio Grande Valley United Faculty (TFA/NEA) (Personal Capacity) Edinburg, TX In the leadup to the 2024 US Presidential election, the working class is confronted with two major party candidates who will not represent our interests. Both Democratic Party nominee President Joe Biden and Republican nominee former President Donald Trump will continue toContinue reading “The Working Class and the 2024 Presidential Election”

ISG in Action: Massachusetts Teachers Association

Union educators & nurses rally together in Worcester, MA. by ISG members in the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) In April, ISG members in the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) participated in the union’s Annual Meeting of Delegates. This is the union’s highest decision-making body, with elected delegates – representing 117,000+ educators in pre-K through higher edContinue reading “ISG in Action: Massachusetts Teachers Association”

Union Baristas Win First Contract at Coffee by Design

Lauren Gamble, member of the Independent Socialist Group, reflects on winning a first contract at Coffee by Design (CBD), a small coffee chain in Portland, ME. She served on the bargaining committee for Union by Design, which now represents CBD baristas and retail staff. Union by Design is affiliated to the Laborers’ International Union ofContinue reading “Union Baristas Win First Contract at Coffee by Design”

Meet A Socialist: Harper

Northeastern University encampment where I and other protestors were arrested. by Harper GlottmannMiami, FL Growing up in Miami, it was hard to ignore the wealth inequality all around me. Downtown, homeless people’s encampments stretch down several streets just a couple blocks away from luxury high rises. Most of my life I did not think criticallyContinue reading “Meet A Socialist: Harper”