By Working Mass On April 9th, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama had rejected unionization, by a vote of 1798 to 738. For several weeks, this union drive captured the attention and imagination of the labor movement and the wider public, as the mainstream media provided coverage atContinue reading “Lessons From Bessemer Part 1: Learn From Bessemer To Beat The Bosses”
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Driving the Labor Movement: Rideshare Companies, Union Bureaucrats, and The Rank And File
By Avir Waxman As the amount of app-based work increases, rideshare drivers across the country are taking the lead in the gig worker labor movement. From Los Angeles and San Francisco to Chicago and Washington, DC, driver organizations have stepped up to fight against their exploitation. Massachusetts has become the newest battleground in this fight,Continue reading “Driving the Labor Movement: Rideshare Companies, Union Bureaucrats, and The Rank And File”
Chronic Problems, COVID, Catalyze Cannabis Workers at Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center
By Colleen Koperek “High-Fives and Hugs” for Newly Unionized Cannabis Workers in Rhode Island Workers at Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center in Portsmouth, RI have announced their intent to unionize with UFCW Local 328. Currently a majority of union-eligible employees signed on to the petition and more are expected to do so in the coming weeks. Continue reading “Chronic Problems, COVID, Catalyze Cannabis Workers at Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center”
Dispensary Workers in MA Vote to Unionize Amidst Coronavirus Concerns
By Dylan Capossela This year has seen significant victories for Massachusetts workers in cannabis distribution, as workers at multiple dispensaries across the state have voted to join UFCW Local 1445. United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) is an international union representing 1.3 million workers in both the United States and Canada, covering a diverse rangeContinue reading “Dispensary Workers in MA Vote to Unionize Amidst Coronavirus Concerns”
Transit Union Members Organize to Defend Public Transportation
by Michael Ruiz The urgency of the fight to protect and preserve our public transportation infrastructure has reached a critical tipping point, and we must work together to defend the MBTA. As the year 2021 has just begun, the MBTA announced it will begin furloughs of workers in the coming months to make up forContinue reading “Transit Union Members Organize to Defend Public Transportation”
Harvard Custodial Workers Organize to Protect Their Jobs
By Michael Ruiz Last week, custodians at Harvard University rallied for a guarantee that the university will not lay off workers in the spring. Harvard does not directly employ a large portion of the custodial workers that manage the custodial services on campus. Rather, the University has contracts with several subcontractors which employ many ofContinue reading “Harvard Custodial Workers Organize to Protect Their Jobs”
Massachusetts’ Commonwealth Charter Schools Must Be Organized
By Max McCullough When I began teaching high school history at a Boston charter school in 2013 there was a mainstream consensus that charter schools were effective and should be fostered and expanded. 2010’s Waiting for Superman was the most visible public expression of a bipartisan political truism, that charter schools would save vulnerable kidsContinue reading “Massachusetts’ Commonwealth Charter Schools Must Be Organized”
Op-ed: MA Unions Must Call For General Strike if Trump Refuses to Concede
By Felipe V. Martinez President Trump has made it clear that he may not respect the outcome of the election. Advocating for workers – like the Uber and Lyft drivers my union is working to represent – is already hard enough. If we let our country slip into authoritarianism, it will be ten times moreContinue reading “Op-ed: MA Unions Must Call For General Strike if Trump Refuses to Concede”
BTU Wins Remote Learning, Demands Safe Plan
By Amanda Achin On Wednesday, October 21, the Boston Teachers Union won an enormous victory after a week of organizing against Mayor Marty Walsh’s push to keep educators and students in unsafe buildings for school. It was just a week ago that BTU sued the city of Boston after the city refused to recognize languageContinue reading “BTU Wins Remote Learning, Demands Safe Plan”
In Response To Court Set-Back, Boston Educators To Launch Occupation
By Working Mass After a minor defeat in court this week, the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) has launched a week of action to demand enforcement of their COVID-19 safety contract with Boston Public Schools (BPS). The week of action has begun with a photo campaign and calling the mayor’s office, and will continue next weekContinue reading “In Response To Court Set-Back, Boston Educators To Launch Occupation”
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