Labor Day 2026: All Out to Win the Fight at Encore and Mass General Brigham! (9/7/2026) - Workers have taken action at important workplaces in Boston, with Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) striking Mass General Brigham and Teamsters and UNITE HERE striking Encore. These strikes need support from the rest of the working class, especially with active solidarity from other unions to reinforce picket lines. If these unions win strong contracts with realContinue reading "Labor Day 2026: All Out to Win the Fight at Encore and Mass General Brigham!"
Support the Brittany Kubicek Independent Socialist Campaign for Rhode Island State House (7/8/2026) - Brittany Kubicek, a member of Rhode Island Democratic Socialists of America (RI DSA), is running for the Rhode Island State House District 5 seat in Providence as an “independent socialist” and her name will be listed on the ballot as “Independent – Socialist.” This is a break with the national DSA’s approach of endorsing DemocraticContinue reading "Support the Brittany Kubicek Independent Socialist Campaign for Rhode Island State House"
Pride 2026: Working-Class Action to Fight Trump (6/30/2026) - by Emery Addams and Francesca PerlovPortland, MEAs queer workers and youth face increased repression in Trump’s second term, we need to bring back real, militant organizing to the struggle for queer liberation. We can’t wait to vote in the midterms, or for Democrats to “see Trump in court.” The rights won by the queer movementContinue reading "Pride 2026: Working-Class Action to Fight Trump "Juneteenth: Continuing the Fight for Black Liberation (6/19/2026) - by J. Chavis and Vicki Porter As the US observes the 5th federally-recognized Juneteenth (June 19), the material, political, and economic conditions for Black workers continue to decline in real terms. The Black Lives Matter movement forced the two corporate parties, Democrat and Republican, to recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday. While some corporate politiciansContinue reading "Juneteenth: Continuing the Fight for Black Liberation"
Join the Fight for Rent Control! (6/17/2026) - By Dylan Valencia & Peggy Wang (Massachusetts Teachers Association, personal capacity)Boston, MA The campaign to win statewide rent control in Massachusetts resumes this spring/summer. The Homes for All Massachusetts coalition has proposed a ballot initiative for November 2026 that would establish statewide rent control, limiting annual rent increases to 5% or the rate of inflation,Continue reading "Join the Fight for Rent Control!"
Build a Fighting, Militant Labor Movement and a Workers’ Party to Take on the Corporate Class (6/12/2026) - The Independent Socialist Group is at the Labor Notes and Railroad Workers United conferences this week in Chicago. Our leaflet below is for both conventions. We invite all interested to join us online next week for a public meeting discussing how we can build the labor movement and why our unions should help organize aContinue reading "Build a Fighting, Militant Labor Movement and a Workers’ Party to Take on the Corporate Class" Building a Fighting Labor Movement (6/11/2026) - By Nick WurstSMART-TD local 1473 & Railroad Workers United (personal capacity)Worcester, MA The working class is in the grips of a massive cost-of-living crisis. Gas prices are skyrocketing due to the US-Israeli assault on Iran and Lebanon. Utility bills are climbing as heat waves hit much of the US. Corporations are pressuring the working classContinue reading "Building a Fighting Labor Movement"
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