Hundreds of Thousands Vote Against Gaza War in Democratic Primaries: A First Step Toward Breaking with Pro-War, Capitalist Parties? (3/11/2024) - by Jacob BielskiSpringfield, MA In protest of the Biden Administration’s support for the Israeli state’s invasion, bombardment, and starvation of Gaza, 101,067 voters cast “uncommitted” ballots in the Michigan Democratic Primary on February 27th. The campaign sparked a grassroots movement on Super Tuesday when 16 states and the US territory of American Samoa held theirContinue reading "Hundreds of Thousands Vote Against Gaza War in Democratic Primaries: A First Step Toward Breaking with Pro-War, Capitalist Parties?"
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2024: Solidarity with Gaza and all victims of war! (3/8/2024) - The potential power of working-class women in the US is huge. In the last 10 years we have seen mass demonstrations against Donald Trump, in defense of women’s and abortion rights, and opposing violence against women. Working-class women are playing major roles in recent strikes and unionization battles in the education, healthcare, service, entertainment, andContinue reading "INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2024: Solidarity with Gaza and all victims of war! "
2024 Elections: Any Way Out of Two Evils? (2/29/2024) - by Peggy WangMassachusetts Teachers Association (personal capacity)Boston, MA American workers face a rotten “choice” this November in the presidential elections. The majority of voters don’t want either a Trump or Biden presidency. Biden, Trump, and their corporate parties don’t represent a real choice for working-class people. Biden faithfully supports imperialist policies like sending billions ofContinue reading " 2024 Elections: Any Way Out of Two Evils?"
Nebraskan Independent’s Senate Race Shows Working Class Politics Can Win (2/20/2024) - by Allison ABoston MA Independent challenger Dan Osborn leads by 2 points in the 2024 US Senate election in Nebraska against two-term Republican incumbent Deb Fischer. Osborn has been working in a Kellogg’s factory in Omaha for 20 years. He is currently the president of Local 50G of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers, and GrainContinue reading "Nebraskan Independent’s Senate Race Shows Working Class Politics Can Win"
Meet A Socialist — Dec 2023/Jan 2024 (2/13/2024) - by Elizabeth CurranRhode Island I’m a high school senior from the rural suburbs of western RI. I’ve called myself a socialist for about three and a half years, but I think I truly became one two years ago. For a lot of people, especially my age, the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 had aContinue reading "Meet A Socialist — Dec 2023/Jan 2024"
Unionizing Portland, Maine’s Coffee By Design (1/16/2024) - An interview with Lauren G., a barista at Coffee by Design.by ISG Maine Branch What sparked interest in unionizing? We were facing a huge amount of turnover and understaffing. Some resulted from poor planning because a good chunk of employees were leaving to go to college, and, at the same time, long-time workers decided theyContinue reading "Unionizing Portland, Maine’s Coffee By Design"
A BREAKTHROUGH FOR THE LABOR MOVEMENT? (1/3/2024) - by Jeff BoothBoston, MAAFSCME Local 3650 (personal capacity) Four high-profile, important union struggles ended recently. Wages, benefits, and working conditions were improved for hundreds of thousands of workers from the contract campaign at UPS, the UAW strike against all the “Big 3” auto companies, the largest healthcare workers strike in US history led by SEIU-UHWContinue reading "A BREAKTHROUGH FOR THE LABOR MOVEMENT?"
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