OPINION: "The point is to work in BIPOC communities, to build trust through praxis, to prove that DSA is an organization that will stand up for the right of self-determination for all oppressed nations." working-mass.com/2026/01/04/o...

The US military Southern Command had violated the most basic principles of state sovereignty. Less than twelve hours later, outraged protests erupted in every major city across the United States - including on the Boston Common. working-mass.com/2026/01/04/b...

Before Christmas, the @ueunion.org officers released a statement: "War with Venezuela would be a disaster for the working people of both countries, and we as a labor movement must do our part to prevent it." working-mass.com/2025/12/27/n...

Carlos, chef and organizer of @sbworkersunited.org solidarity kitchens: "When a crisis arrives, kitchens appear. They appear because eating every day is a fundamental human need, and because the ability to feed each other is one of the oldest acts of resistance." working-mass.com/2025/12/18/t...

We're excited to drop three op-eds on 2026 electoral strategy from members of different tendencies of @bostondsa.org. These take up wins and losses, what should be prioritized, the meaning of cadre, and what kinds of new members are brought into organization through elections.🧵

To sustain the four-day strike shutting down every store in Boston except one, @bbiunion.bsky.social organizers raised roughly $18,000 in community donations—enough to ensure that every striking barista received their full wages for the duration of the walkout. working-mass.com/2025/12/16/b...

As @sbworkersunited.org continues to strike across the country, @bostondsa.org organized a 5k run to amplify the strike with a unionized shop midpoint and start and endpoints on the picket line. working-mass.com/2025/12/09/s...

Allston Community Seethes and Rallies After ICE Abduction of 9 Allston Car Wash Workers “This abduction in my neighborhood, in our neighborhood, is personal. How dare a member of BU – my school – participate in this act of terror?” Read: working-mass.com/2025/11/21/a...

THREE PIECES ON THE GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA 🧵 Today, we are publishing a series on the flotilla, from a local feature on the Stumo Brothers who participated, to republished interviews with key organizers of the Italian general strike mobilizations -

Boston federal workers, members of Congress & allies rally to protect SNAP & defend Ellen Mei. Mei is being targeted for termination for speaking up while the Trump administration deliberately attacks working families & the people who serve them. Sign our pledge: actionnetwork.org/forms/pledge...

INTERVIEWS WITH @uaw.org WPI-RAU ON STRIKE - "I really can’t imagine why they would want to do a restructuring of our roles that they know could harm residents unless it would be for financial gain." working-mass.com/2025/11/08/w...

@sbworkersunited.org ON STRIKE - A SBWU supermajority has authorized an Unfair Labor Practices (ULP) strike on the company. If Starbucks does not finalize contracts, thousands of workers will strike nationwide on Thursday, Nov 13. working-mass.com/2025/11/07/s...

we’re seeing rapid deterioration of our media landscape because of corporate/right-wing consolidation. now more than ever, the working class needs to produce its own news. i’m grateful to have @dsaworkingmass.bsky.social and DemLeft ( @demsocialists.bsky.social), among many others

"During a supposed hiring freeze, new management positions have been created, existing managers have received promotions, and clinical staff have received above market rate adjustments. Meanwhile, we are told no funding is available for essential patient programs." working-mass.com/2025/11/01/h...

I was there! Shewstone Publishing attended the rally as a #Kickstarter creator in support of the union. The workers are in high spirits. Sibling unions showed up in person to support. Boston is UNION STRONG!

@kickstarterunited.org rallied on Thursday outside the offices of Littler Mendelson, America’s largest union-busting firm. They launched their fourth week on strike defending a 4-day, 32-hour workweek and fighting to raise the wages for the lowest-paid workers. working-mass.com/2025/10/25/k...

UAW 2320 legal workers elected the NOLSW Forward slate, including seven DSA members, by acclamation to lead the union in its transformation into a militant organization capable of challenging capitalism, imperialism, and state repression. working-mass.com/2025/10/22/o...

Federal workers testified today in front of House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee, asking them to hold the line & protect critical public services. We need a budget that works for the people, not billionaires. Read our statement: www.federalunionists.net/press/statem... #WeTookAnOath

"This is a victory for every single one of us... we mounted a pressure that could not be ignored." MIT refused Trump. Rather than the act of one individual university president, grad workers and other organizers applied pressure to make it happen. working-mass.com/2025/10/17/m...

Worcester medical residents fight for reinstated contributions to workers’ medical plan, a meaningful increase in pay that reflects the rapidly climbing cost of living in Worcester, and a housing stipend. UMass has been refusing for 5 months. working-mass.com/2025/10/08/w...

BREAKING: Organizers defeat an attempt to challenge a ballot initiative to divest Somerville investments from genocide that has earned more than 11,000 signatures from residents. Somerville voters will vote on city divestment in November. working-mass.com/2025/10/07/s...

On Wednesday, Sept 17, Davis Square workers voted to join Starbucks Workers United. One week later, on Thursday the 25th, Starbucks announced the imminent closure of hundreds of stores nationwide. By the 27th, the store had permanently closed. working-mass.com/2025/10/03/s...

Worker reflections on BU ResLife's 2024 double strike, targeting strategic moments of the calendar through mass participation, cross-neighborhood stewards, and coworker conversations as BUGWU's strike raged on campus. Originally from @long-haul-mag.bsky.social working-mass.com/2025/10/02/o...

"While the idea of the platform and slate began with the Richmond Progressive Alliance model, we have greatly expanded it over the past six years. Each election cycle, we conduct extensive community outreach [to draft] the Medford People’s Platform (MPP)." working-mass.com/2025/09/18/s...

Taxpayers Call for No Israeli AI in MA Healthcare: "Sheba ARC is poised upon its 2026 launch to alter the management of both patients and workers, making both more heavily integrated and reliant on AI technology from the State of Israel." Breaking now: working-mass.com/2025/09/09/s...

"Behind [Zohran's campaign was also] a piece of infrastructure that translated viral attention into material turnout: Solidarity Tech, a CRM designed by organizers for organizers and rooted in the organizing methods of the labor movement." Read now: working-mass.com/2025/09/08/d...

Labor Day 2025 hummed with energy across Greater Boston, from the 41st Bread and Roses Festival on the hallowed ground of Lawrence to Boston's historic first Labor Day Parade: "Workers Over Billionaires" working-mass.com/2025/09/04/l...

"Now, UML uses debt to turn students into engineers that leave Lowell to find employment in tech hubs far from Lowell. . . where designing the most destructive technologies in human history is another 9 to 5." Read: working-mass.com/2025/08/29/i...

Today, we're publishing opinion pieces from three members reflecting on three different aspects of @demsocialists.bsky.social 2025 Convention 🧵

AI in Court: Politico Workers Take the Boss to Court Over Forced Automation! "The fight over AI isn’t about resisting technology for its own sake—it’s about resisting who controls it, who benefits, and who bears the cost." working-mass.com/2025/08/21/a...

OUT NOW: Hamilton Tenants Association Faces Terrible Landlord with Rally in Arlington "Tenants sent letters and raised demands. At every turn, Hamilton Company provided as much silence as when repairs were needed or rent was due." Read into the fight: working-mass.com/2025/08/19/h...

OUT NOW: The Palestine Papers, fourth edition. Regardless of whether you're a seasoned or new organizer, this is for you. The Palestine Papers seek to spotlight, reinforce, and grow the contributions of Massachusetts in the fight. Read now: working-mass.com/wp-content/u...

REPORT: Rhode Island’s Longest Healthcare Strike "They think the union is too strong, we are too united, we are too powerful, we had too much of a say in trying to make our hospital better – and they don’t want it to be like that." working-mass.com/2025/08/07/r...

BREAKING: For the first time in over a century, UNITE HERE Local 26 concessions workers are on strike at Fenway Park and MGM Music Hall! At America's Favorite Ballpark, workers want better wages and compensation stolen by automation. Share: working-mass.com/2025/07/25/i...

'Time is Tissue' - Medicaid Cuts Set To Decimate Mass Workers’ Healthcare Read one rank-and-file Worcester nurse's description of the healthcare disaster the so-called Big Beautiful Bill will wreak on workers in the Bay State and beyond - working-mass.com/2025/07/24/t...

"Trader Joe’s has engaged in numerous delay tactics to try and delay bargaining and try and make us argue about stuff that’s just not true," one worker-organizer told us. Read into the fight of Trader Joe's United: working-mass.com/2025/07/22/t...

Organizing in 2025 means contending with a growing arsenal of digital tools designed to disorganize and disempower, optimizing bosses’ own class struggle against workers. Read about how you can fight back against the bosses' tech: working-mass.com/2025/07/07/o...

BREAKING: Over 400 sanitation workers organized with IBT Local 25 across Massachusetts went on strike on Tuesday, July 2, amidst contract disputes with the waste disposal corporation Republic Services. READ THE LATEST: working-mass.com/2025/07/03/s...

On Wednesday, at 9PM ET | 6PM PT, July 2, Working Mass will be hosting the 2025 NPC Labor Forum to bring members and potential future leaders of @demsocialists.bsky.social together to discuss DSA labor strategy. Only 48 hours remain to RSVP: working-mass.solidarity.tech/working-mass...

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ran an incredible campaign in NYC & did @socialists.nyc proud! @bostondsa.org also has the opportunity to elect a young, BIPOC mayor fighting for working people, renters, people of color, and queer folks. If you want to help, go to linktr.ee/WillieforSomerville

"I’m Going To Be a Pro-Union, Pro-Worker Mayor”: Will Willie Burnley, Jr. Bring Zohran Energy to Somerville? Workers inspired by New York have one looming question: will @willieburnleyjr.bsky.social electrify the Somerville working class the same way? working-mass.com/2025/06/25/i...

REPORT: Recently, Working Mass hosted a forum on the UAWD reform caucus's dissolution dispute. Union members, including UAWD leaders, tuned in from around the country to discuss the historic development in the heart of the reform movement: working-mass.com/2025/06/24/u...

NEWS: 1000 Fenway Park Concessions Workers To Strike For First Time in 113 Years! How did decades invested in America's favorite ballpark drive UNITE HERE Local 26 concessions workers to strike? working-mass.com/2025/06/18/1...

SOMERVILLE FIGHTS FOR PALESTINE -- Read our report on Somerville for Palestine's campaign for city divestment through ballot measure, gathering signatures and building a base for Palestine at the municipal level: working-mass.com/2025/06/11/s...

Baristas vs. The Machine: Boston Workers of Blank Street Coffee File for a Union Read our report on how an advanced espresso machine, and everything it represents, pushed baristas to fight for a contract at Blank Street Coffee in Boston -- working-mass.com/2025/06/11/b...

ANALYSIS: Boston unions rally against ICE, LA union leader detention How will the labor movement and the left respond more broadly as Trump takes unionists for political prisoners and threatens martial law? working-mass.com/2025/06/10/b...

WORKERS INTERVIEWED: UMass Hospital Staff Consider Striking for Strong Contract Read Working Mass's interview with two members of the UFCW Local 1445's bargaining committee in their contract fight, one day before workers vote on the hospital's offer. working-mass.com/2025/06/05/u...

FEATURE: Throughout May, Working Mass investigated ICE operations in Massachusetts. This is our comprehensive report. Read about freeing organizers, overwhelming ICE during a Worcester raid, and a popular blockade at Somerville High that stopped ICE. working-mass.com/2025/05/30/f...

FEATURE: Worcester DSA Leads May Day in the Heart of the Commonwealth Read now about May Day in central Mass, labor heroes of Worcester past like "Red Flame" Anne Burlak, and recent actions by higher ed workers and nurses showing the continued might of labor today. working-mass.com/2025/05/09/w...

NEWS: Victory for BDS as Elbit Systems Loses Lucrative MIT-ILP Contract On the MIT Coalition for Palestine and BDS Boston's campaign forcing Elbit Systems to lose a huge contract, the People's Arms Embargo, and looking onward to Maersk. working-mass.com/2025/04/30/v...