By Jai Chavis On September 9th, 2022, Teamster Local 251 hosted a rally in support of striking Teamsters at the DHL shipping warehouse in Pawtucket, RI. The workers were on Day 82 of the strike, fighting for a starting wage increase to $23/hour and access to actually affordable healthcare benefits (since currently, the workers cannotContinue reading “Pawtucket Police Try to Break DHL Strike”
Category Archives: Issues & Struggles
Why I Support Question D: Tipped Worker Responds to Local Businesses’ Lies
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”
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”
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!”
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”
Union Power for Reproductive Justice: Rank and File Union Members Organize Campaign
by CJ White & Peggy Wang (APA, MTA/NEA – personal capacity) This article was originally published in the September issue of Socialism Today! Subscribe here. Three months ago, thousands of working people took to the streets to express their outrage at the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade. Since then, there has been littleContinue reading “Union Power for Reproductive Justice: Rank and File Union Members Organize Campaign”
Unions Gain Popularity – Corporations Panic
by Claire Bayler and Elisabeth Wichser A Gallup poll in early September recorded a 71% approval rating for unions, the highest since 1965. Large corporations previously untouched by unions are now facing organizing drives. The successful union elections at 245 Starbucks locations nationwide are one highly visible example of union success this year. Workers withContinue reading “Unions Gain Popularity – Corporations Panic”
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