Working Mass spoke with three members of IUPAT DC 35 about the picket outside the Boston Marriott Copley Place hotel, which is paying out-of-state, non-union workers to renovate rooms at substandard wages.
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Uyterhoeven Only Candidate To Advance To Boston DSA Endorsement Vote
By Henry De Groot On Wednesday morning, the Boston DSA Electoral Working Group (EWG) announced the results of its candidate review. The EWG screens candidates and recommends them to the chapter to finalize an endorsement. A candidate forum will be held on Thursday, March 17 at 6:00 p.m., and the endorsement vote will take placeContinue reading “Uyterhoeven Only Candidate To Advance To Boston DSA Endorsement Vote”
MNA nurses of St. Vincent Hospital vote to keep MNA union
By Ri Banks and Jacquelyn On Monday February 28th, St. Vincent nurses voted overwhelmingly to keep their union and representation with Massachusetts Nurses Association. The 10-month St. Vincent nurses strike — the longest of its kind in Massachusetts history — came to an end in early January with a stunning victory for the workers. Raises,Continue reading “MNA nurses of St. Vincent Hospital vote to keep MNA union”
Clark Grad Workers Rally for Recognition
Clark University Graduate Workers United (CUGWU-Teamsters) gathered with supporters on campus Wednesday to urge the administration to voluntarily recognize their union.
Why Clark Grad Workers Decided to Unionize
We spoke with William Westgard-Cruice and Patrick Geiger, two members of the CUGWU-Teamsters organizing committee, about what drove their decision to organize, the administration’s “mental gymnastics,” and how grad student workers fit into the labor movement.
Clark University Grad Students Seek to Form a Union
Graduate student workers at Clark University in Worcester have formally announced their intent to unionize with Teamsters Local 170.
2021 and 2022: What DSA Is Building Across Massachusetts
Working Mass has collected short pieces from Massachusetts DSA chapter leaders and core members reflecting briefly on their chapters’ wins and weaknesses in 2021 and then detailing some of the big projects, important struggles, and political conditions they expect this year. The purpose of this is to encourage strategic thought and discussion within and acrossContinue reading “2021 and 2022: What DSA Is Building Across Massachusetts”
St. Vincent Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement as Strike Nears 300 Days
WORCESTER — Early Friday night, the Massachusetts Nurses Association announced a tentative agreement had been reached with Tenet Healthcare Corporation to end the nine-month nurses strike at St. Vincent Hospital. Pending ratification by the union’s membership at the hospital, the agreement provides safe staffing improvements and guarantees all nurses the right to return to theirContinue reading “St. Vincent Nurses Reach Tentative Agreement as Strike Nears 300 Days”
Opinion: What Is DSA’s Role in a Broader Progressive Movement? A Response to Matt Miller’s “Lydia Edwards Doesn’t Deserve Socialists’ Energy”
By Beth Huang The views expressed in this article are the author’s own, and do not represent the official position of Boston DSA, its working groups, National DSA, or the National Political Committee. I am responding to Boston DSA member and nationally elected leader Matt Miller’s provocative statement that socialists should not spend their timeContinue reading “Opinion: What Is DSA’s Role in a Broader Progressive Movement? A Response to Matt Miller’s “Lydia Edwards Doesn’t Deserve Socialists’ Energy””
Opinion: Lydia Edwards Doesn’t Deserve Socialists’ Energy
By Matt Miller The views expressed in this article are the author’s own, and do not represent the official position of Boston DSA, its working groups, National DSA, or the National Political Committee. Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards is running for Joseph Boncore’s vacated State Senate seat in a December 14th special election. The FirstContinue reading “Opinion: Lydia Edwards Doesn’t Deserve Socialists’ Energy”
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