As rents continue to rise and pandemic protections against evictions whither away, Austin renters desperately need organization and representation to fight the unmitigated power of […]
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20 Hour Days, 100 Hour Weeks, No Lunch Breaks: An IATSE Member Talks Working Conditions Ahead of Historic Strike Vote
As entertainment workers begin their vote to authorize a nationwide strike, we sat down with a rank-and-file IATSE member to talk about working conditions and […]
Read moreThe Value of Worker Cooperatives in Labor and Political Organizing
While the worker cooperative movement is not a silver bullet in challenging capital, cooperatives can be valuable institutional partners to labor and political organizing. Cooperative […]
Read moreSocialist News Bulletin: Austin DSA is Getting an Office!
On Saturday, we rallied alongside AISD teachers, students, building trades unionists, and climate activists in support of a Green New Deal for Public Schools. We […]
Read moreStage Workers Take Strike Vote: An Interview with an Austin IATSE Member
While International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) members prepare for a national strike authorization vote, we talked to a local stagehand and member of […]
Read moreAustin DSA’s September Reading Roundup
Welcome to the second edition of Reading Roundup, a forum for ATX DSA members to share what they’ve been reading and how it’s informing their […]
Read moreSocialist News Bulletin: Workers Strike Back
Workers are fighting back all over the country. Washington carpenters, Kentucky distillery workers, Alabama coal miners, and Massachusetts nurses are all on strike right now. Just last […]
Read moreSocialist News Bulletin: Doggett Signs Onto Green New Deal for Public Schools Bill
Exciting news: just weeks after Austin DSA began our local campaign for a Green New Deal for Public Schools, Rep. Lloyd Doggett has signed onto […]
Read moreA Report from DSA’s National Convention
Austin DSA co-chair Ana P. reports on the Democratic Socialists of America’s largest-ever National Convention and reflects on the tasks of the socialist movement moving […]
Read moreWhen Everything Sucks
The fact that things are preventable is a condition of tragedy, but it’s also what reminds us that things do not have to be this […]
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