By: Travis Wayne The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not represent the official position of Working Mass. Build the branch to build the party. “The party” has as many definitions as there are blades of grass. Each tendency and caucus tends to imbue “the party” with its own nuances, […] The post OPINION: 2025 DSA Convention – Build the Branch, Build the Party appeared first on Working Mass.| Working Mass
By: Chris Brady The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not represent the official position of Working Mass. Around 1500 DSA members gathered in Chicago for the bi-annual national convention, joined by representatives of left-wing organizations and parties from around the domestic and international socialist movements. As keynote speaker Representative […] The post OPINION: 2025 DSA Convention – Socialists Set Sights On May Day 2028 and Left-Labor Power appeared ...| Working Mass
By: Mike Saridakis The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not represent the official position of Working Mass. Winners and losers is such a small and mean way to think about politics, especially in a deliberative and democratic body. Nevertheless, I’ve found it helpful for me in framing what I […] The post OPINION: 2025 DSA Convention – Winners, Losers, Bread and Roses appeared first on Working Mass.| Working Mass
By: Frederick Reiber SOMERVILLE, MA – From Hollywood writers to Boston dockworkers, labor unions are continuing to fight unethical usage of artificial intelligence. Now, journalists are joining the fight. Unionized workers at Politico and E&E News (PEN Guild) are currently in arbitration over the editorial board’s use of AI. After unionizing in 2021 and ratifying […] The post AI in Court: Politico Workers Take the Boss to Court Over Forced Automation appeared first on Working Mass.| Working Mass
By: Travis Wayne ARLINGTON, MA – On Saturday, August 2, 2025, the Hamilton Tenants Association made a bold move: rallying directly and publicly against their landlord right outside their home. It wasn’t their first option. The tenants at 898 Massachusetts Avenue had made phone call after phone call for everything under the sun, from repairs […] The post Hamilton Tenants Association Faces Terrible Landlord With Rally in Arlington appeared first on Working Mass.| Working Mass
Butler Workers Lead a Historic Fight for Mental Health and Dignity By Amanda A and Carlos B PROVIDENCE, RI – On May 15, 2025, nearly 800 healthcare workers at Butler Hospital, a major psychiatric hospital serving the region, launched an open-ended unfair labor practice (ULP) strike. Represented by SEIU 1199 New England, these workers include […] The post Rhode Island’s Longest Healthcare Strike appeared first on Working Mass.| Working Mass
By: Andrew S FENWAY PARK, MA – For the first time in over a century, America’s Favorite Ballpark’s concessions workers are on strike. UNITE HERE Local 26 gave Aramark a 48-hour deadline on Wednesday, July 23, to meet worker demands before one-thousand workers walked out of Fenway Park and MGM Music Hall. After a month […] The post In 113-Year First, Fenway Park Concessions Workers Go On Strike appeared first on Working Mass.| Working Mass
By: Zachary Wright WORCESTER, MA – On July 4, 2025, Donald Trump signed into law his “Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill is draconian and destructive on every level of the social contract. One of the most deadly provisions is the Big Beautiful Bill’s decimation of Medicaid programs. During my career as a rank-and-file nurse, I’ve […] The post ‘Time is Tissue’ – Medicaid Cuts Set To Decimate Mass Workers’ Healthcare appeared first on Working Mass.| Working Mass
By: Chris Brady HADLEY, M.A. – The sleepy town of 5,000 near Amherst is usually known for its annual asparagus festival and university move-in day traffic. But in mid-2022, Hadley shocked the nation when workers at the town Trader Joe’s voted to certify a union election, the first in the country. A Minneapolis location soon […] The post Trader Joe’s United Fights a Third Year Against Unionbusting Tactics appeared first on Working Mass.| Working Mass
By: Emma Buckley The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not represent the official position of Working Mass. We try to help the working class to get the smallest possible but real improvement (economic and political) in their situation and we add always that no reform can be durable, sincere, […] The post OPINION: DSA Can Bring Socialism to the Shop Floor appeared first on Working Mass.| Working Mass
Higher education workers joined federal employees at the Tip O’Neil Federal Building during the back-to-back rallies. Photo by Vanessa B/Working Mass.By Chris Brady| Working Mass
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Protestors dropped banners at a rally in Boston on November 3The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not represent the official position of Working Mass. This statement was republished by Working Mass with permissions from the Massachusetts Uncommitted Coalition.| Working Mass
WORCESTER — On October 24, the Clark University graduate workers union, affiliated with Teamsters Local 170, organized a panel of grad worker union activists from universities in Worcester and Boston to speak about their organizing experiences. Contract negotiations for Clark University Graduate Workers United (CUGWU) are set to begin in January, and the panel was held on Clark’s campus as part of CUGWU’s efforts to prepare its members.| Working Mass
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Discontent is high in the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) as a rank-and-file campaign seeks to vote the new contract down.| Working Mass
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Cambridge Public Library (CPL) workers and community supporters rally in front of the CPL’s main branch. Credit: Working Mass.By Connor Wright| Working Mass
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Members of Massachusetts Drivers United rally at Uber Headquarters in SaugusBy the Editorial Board| Working Mass
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