DSA Communist Caucus ♠️
@DSACommunists
☭🌹National @demsocialists caucus. We believe in rebuilding class organization and supporting the class struggle against capital.
We're having a busy fall, and one thing we're proud of is range of fights our members are taking part in that is reflective of the diverse strata of the working class: trailer park tenants to teachers, teamsters to tech, logistics & the Palestine solidarity movement
This is what leadership looks like!
ICE is wrecking our communities, kidnapping our friends and family, and devastating the lives of working class Angelenos. Our political class hasn't done enough to respond to the needs of tenants, immigrants, and workers. L.A. needs an eviction moratorium - NOW!
“Lupe is someone who holds so many of the threads that connect us to an older version of Echo Park,” says Phoebe Unterman, a volunteer with the LA Tenants Union, of 68-year-old Lupe Breard. vogue.com/slideshow/lupe…
Interested in hearing from YDSA student worker organizers from the University of Oregon reflect on their recent labor strike to win a first contract for 4,000 student workers on their campus? Join the our panel conversation on Wednesday, July 30th at 5PM PT / 8PM ET!
In LA the temporary restraining order has paused the day-to-day terror of being kidnapped by ICE - in its place is the terror of facing eviction and homelessness. After a month of ICE attacks, the most vulnerable tenants in LA don't know how they will pay the rent. (1/3)
“...and relationship-building that starts long before formal negotiations begin, David Friedman argues. Not only does it build power for workers, but it can be fun.” labornotes.org/2023/08/open-b… 2/2
“As Ellen David Friedman explains in Labor Notes, attendance at bargaining sessions is just the beginning. Ideally, open bargaining means 'maximum participation in the whole process, not just at the table,' through surveys, worker committees that draft proposals...” 1/2
What are the benefits of opening up collective bargaining to membership and the public? Read our latest story! workdaymagazine.org/open-bargainin…
🔴 BREAKTHROUGH: Two Israeli soldiers accused of war crimes in #Gaza were Arrested and interrogated at #Tomorrowland after a joint complaint by the #HindRajabFoundation & @GLAN_LAW. This is historical! More info ⬇️ hindrajabfoundation.org/perpetrators/b… #JusticeForGaza #NoSafeHaven…
nice discussion of how autonomous organizing within depts can create infrastructures for other struggles, including but not limited to strikes: "Crucially, this was not a capital-U Union action, but something workers were electing to do in lowercase-u unison"
“As grad workers across campus debated how to ‘land the plane’ and secure a safe return-to-work agreement for all workers, Math & Stats rank-and-filers were some of the most vocal in urging coworkers to continue the strike until nobody was left behind.” longhaulmag.com/2025/06/30/old…
“What Iron Dome does is lessen the price Israeli pays for its attacks—in Israeli life, especially, but also in property damage—and therefore makes it more likely that Israeli attacks will occur" jewishcurrents.org/letters/on-iro…
Yesterday, Congress once again increased spending on war instead of the services and protections that working people desperately need. In a vote of 221 to 209, Congress approved H.R.4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, sending a staggering $831.5 billion to the…
Today, we honor the birthday of Philando Castile. Known as “Mr. Phil” to students and “Chedda” to friends, he was loved deeply by his community. Philando Castile should be celebrating today – we’re committed to investing in public safety initiatives that prevent these tragedies.
A necessary and thoughtful intervention into how the campus labor movement is responding to federal funding freezes longhaulmag.com/2025/05/14/res…
“Dispatches” is a distinct and online-only project that offers a place for workplace organizers and militants to share experiences, transmit lessons, and build up a store of organizing resources. Find it here ⬇️: longhaulmag.com/dispatches/
DC 33 is still out on strike today! here’s a list of library picket locations with times, needs, and priority levels. please share widely and if none of these work for you, go to 1515 arch street, which is a 24/7 picket locations bit.ly/DC33libraries
Want a union in your workplace? The next @organizeworkers Fundamentals of Workplace Organizing kicks off this Saturday, July 12th and runs for the next 4 weeks. Sign up here: workerorganizing.org/training/
An anti-ICE protest that shut down immigration hearings might get a mention in an article, but it'll be an aside. Read Jay Mathis' diaristic account of how they, along with other community members, shut down the immigration court in Concord for the day. bayareacurrent.com/how-we-shut-do…
When we fight, we win. We didn't get eminent domain, but we got a deal that lets us stay in our homes.
The Hillside Villa case represents one of the longest-running rent strikes in recent Los Angeles history, occurring amid a broader housing crisis that resulted in more than 75,000 people experiencing homelessness in LA County last year. bit.ly/3Gf0bpr
Regardless of the definite limits of electoral socialism, the organizational maturation of DSA over the last few years and the training of some 500+ canvas leads directing 50k volunteers in the Mamdani campaign is an object lesson in the basic premise that organization is power.