Protest against ICE in Worcester MA following the kidnapping by ICE and the Worcester Police Department of a woman and her 16-year-old daughter on Eureka Street in Worcester on May 8 (Worcester, MA // May 11, 2025) by Ashley RogersPhiladelphia, PA Trump’s second term brings a renewed assault on the rights of immigrants. The focusContinue reading “No To Deportations! For Workers’ Solidarity to Protect Immigrants”
Category Archives: Issues & Struggles
MAY DAY 2025: FIGHT TRUMP, BUILD FOR MASS STRIKES AND A WORKERS PARTY
by Jeff BoothAFSCME Local 3650 (personal capacity)Boston, MA May 1st, May Day, is International Workers Day (IWD). May Day rallies will be larger than in recent years, with more union activists, workers, and youth joining the growing protest movement and resistance against Trump. In the early days and weeks of Trump’s reign, there were importantContinue reading “MAY DAY 2025: FIGHT TRUMP, BUILD FOR MASS STRIKES AND A WORKERS PARTY”
Clark University Undergraduate Workers Strike for Union Recognition
by Lilly R. (Clark Class of 2026 & student worker) & Nick Wurst (SMART-TD Local 1473)(personal capacities)Worcester, MA On March 13, hundreds of undergraduate workers at Clark University in Worcester, MA took strike action in a fight for union rights for the 600+ undergrad campus workers. Independent Socialist Group (ISG) members participated in the strike,Continue reading “Clark University Undergraduate Workers Strike for Union Recognition “
Anti-Trump Protests Sweep the Nation – What Next?
April 5th saw over a thousand protests across the United States attended by millions. The protests demanded “Hands Off!” from the Trump and Musk regime – to end the attacks on unions, social services, government workers, immigrants, trans rights, free speech rights, and more. The Independent Socialist Group mobilized to bring our members and ourContinue reading “Anti-Trump Protests Sweep the Nation – What Next?”
Lessons from BLM for The Second Trump Era
by Brother FrancisMaine The 2020 wave of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests, ignited by the murders of George Floyd and Breona Taylor, flooded the streets of cities nationwide. From Boston to Seattle, from Chicago to New Orleans, Americans of all races took to the streets in outrage. Protests were reported in over 2600 locations aroundContinue reading “Lessons from BLM for The Second Trump Era”
ISG in Action: Solidarity with NALC at March 23 Rallies
Fight Privatization of the US Postal Service!A Strong Contract for NALC members and All USPS Workers/Unions This past Sunday March 23, members of the Independent Socialist Group joined in rallies organized by USPS union workers organized in the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) in Boston MA, Portland ME, and Providence RI. We stood withContinue reading “ISG in Action: Solidarity with NALC at March 23 Rallies”
Interview with Chris Persampieri, NALC Letter Carrier
USPS Letter Carriers Vote No on Contract:Reform Movement Calls for $30/hr and the Right to Strike! NALC is organizing rallies across the country on March 23. To find a rally near you:https://www.nalc.org/news/fight-like-hell In January, the 200,000 members of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) voted down a tentative agreement on [date] for the firstContinue reading “Interview with Chris Persampieri, NALC Letter Carrier”
ISG Statement of Solidarity with the Clark University Undergraduate Workers’ Strike
The Independent Socialist Group stands (ISG) in active solidarity with the hundreds of Clark University undergraduate workers on strike seeking union recognition with the Teamsters. Student workers are fighting low pay, understaffing, a lack of guaranteed hours, unsafe working conditions, and a lack of safety training. Undergraduate student workers have jobs that include working groundsContinue reading “ISG Statement of Solidarity with the Clark University Undergraduate Workers’ Strike”
Interview with Lilly R, Striking Clark University Undergraduate Worker
We are interviewing Lilly R, a socialist activist and an undergraduate student and worker at Clark University in Worcester, MA. Undergraduate workers are currently trying to organize a union with Teamsters Local 170. Graduate workers have already organized at Clark with the Teamsters union, going on strike three years ago in order to secure aContinue reading “Interview with Lilly R, Striking Clark University Undergraduate Worker”
International Women’s Day 2025
For International Working Class Solidarity & Socialism by Peggy WangMassachusetts Teachers Association, personal capacityBoston, MA “To emancipate woman and make her the equal of the man is and remains an impossibility so long as the woman is shut out from social productive labor and restricted to private domestic labor. “The emancipation of woman will onlyContinue reading “International Women’s Day 2025”
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