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ICE Out of Minneapolis! Justice for Alex Pretti!

Rally at the site where Alex Pretti was murdered

Statement based on reports from ISG members in Minneapolis, published January 25, 2026 Yesterday morning, January 24, ICE agents in Minneapolis shot and killed Alex Pretti, an anti-ICE activist, Veterans Affairs nurse, and union member in the American Federation of Government Employees. This comes a day after tens of thousands of protestors took to theContinue reading “ICE Out of Minneapolis! Justice for Alex Pretti!”

The Independent Socialist Group Stands With the Call for a General Strike and Day of Action in Minneapolis

Image from the ICE Out of MN Facebook Event

Our Unions Need to Fight for the Working Class: Strike Against ICE Terror! An Injury to One is an Injury to All! Solidarity Between All Working People! Abolish ICE! ICE agents have murdered Renee Good and at least 5 other innocent civilians over the last year. ICE and the Trump administration have blood on theirContinue reading “The Independent Socialist Group Stands With the Call for a General Strike and Day of Action in Minneapolis”

Escalate the Fight Against Trump and the Right

A mass movement is growing against the Trump regime. Trump, the Republican Party, and his billionaire cabinet are leading attacks against working people here and around the world, using many policies from Biden and previous Democratic and Republican administrations. The Trump administration is sending the military into cities, using National Guard and federal police agenciesContinue reading “Escalate the Fight Against Trump and the Right”

The Trump Regime’s War on Workers

Stop the Billionaires’ Blitzkrieg: Build a Real Opposition By Jeff Booth AFSCME Local 3650 (personal capacity)Boston, MA Written for Issue 24 of “Socialism Today”, which went to print August 26th. Subscribe to get a copy directly to your mailbox! Seven months in and the Billionaire-in-Chief still leads the corporate smash-and-grab of social benefits, civil liberties,Continue reading “The Trump Regime’s War on Workers”

Interview With ISG Member & Federal Trades Worker in the Department of the Navy

Trump is attacking the union rights and jobs of federal workers. ISG sat down with one of them to get their thoughts. Q: Have you and your coworkers been impacted by the federal layoffs from the last few months? A: All the things that have been going on, we really haven’t seen it. We’ve hadContinue reading “Interview With ISG Member & Federal Trades Worker in the Department of the Navy”

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 “

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”

Why We Need Public Ownership of the Railroads

Originally published April 2023. Updated April 2024. by Nicholas Wurst & Claire BaylerSMART-TD Local 1473 (personal capacity) & Railroad Workers United (personal capacities)Worcester, MA Check out publicrailnow.org and railroadworkersunited.org/support-public-ownership for more info. In October of 2022, amid the highly contentious battle over the Class 1 freight railroad workers’ contract, Railroad Workers United (RWU) adopted aContinue reading “Why We Need Public Ownership of the Railroads”

All Out for a Railroad Strike!

by Nicholas WurstSMART-TD Local 1473 & RWU Steering Committee (personal capacity)Worcester, MA Railroad workers cannot afford another drawn-out, “business-as-usual” bargaining process. BNSF and Union Pacific railroads carried out mass layoffs this past winter, and the corporations are attempting to eliminate freight conductors and implement one-man crews. We need to fight, all-out, for the future ofContinue reading “All Out for a Railroad Strike!”

Nebraskan Independent’s Senate Race Shows Working Class Politics Can Win

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”