By Ricky Crano This interview has been lightly edited for clarity Ricky Crano (RC): So, you’ve just been elected to serve as a State Representative for the 27th Middlesex, covering much of Somerville. You brought up labor issues frequently throughout your campaign. Can you share why you care about the labor movement? Erika Uyterhoeven (EU):Continue reading “DSA in Office: Interview with Erika Uyterhoeven”
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DSA in Office: Interview with JT Scott
By Brian Zug This interview has been lightly edited for clarity Brian Zug (BZ): Would you give a brief description of your role as an elected official, and then compare that to your role as an activist and organizer? JT Scott (JTS): As City Councilor, I am an elected member of our legislative branch, accountableContinue reading “DSA in Office: Interview with JT Scott”
DSA in Office: Interview with Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
By Evan Fleischer This interview has been lightly edited for clarity Evan Fleischer (EF): First things first: how long have you been on the Cambridge City Council, and how long is your term? Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler (JSW): This is my first term on the Council. I was elected in November 2019 and started in January 2020,Continue reading “DSA in Office: Interview with Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler”
Boston DSA and Worcester DSA Stand In Solidarity With Saint Vincent MNA Nurses
By Joe Herosy Boston DSA, Worcester DSA, and Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) members joined the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) in Worcester on Monday to stand out for the healthcare workers at Saint Vincent Hospital. Present were two members of the BDSA Labor Working Group who are also members of the MTA. It was great toContinue reading “Boston DSA and Worcester DSA Stand In Solidarity With Saint Vincent MNA Nurses”
Justice To-Go: Marty Walsh Must Champion Workers in RESTAURANTS Act
by Colleen Koperek We as Boston DSA members are in a unique position to push for workers to be included in upcoming bailout legislation. We have not only incoming Secretary of Labor, former Mayor of Boston and Union man himself, Marty Walsh, starting his new gig but noted progressive, Representative Ayanna Pressley, MA-7, representing us.Continue reading “Justice To-Go: Marty Walsh Must Champion Workers in RESTAURANTS Act”
DSA in Office: Interview with Ben Ewen-Campen
By Shayna Take This interview has been lightly edited for clarity Shayna Take (ST): You are a member of the Somerville City Council, ward three, and you’re on a few committees. Somerville is a pretty unique community and it looks like the City Council could have a leftist majority in this upcoming cycle: what wouldContinue reading “DSA in Office: Interview with Ben Ewen-Campen”
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”
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