The DSA international Committee (IC) sent a delegation to Cuba in October 2023. Austin DSA member and former Justice of the Peace candidate, Andrew Hairston, went. Gumbo discussed the trip with Andrew before they left.
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Operation Al-Aqsa Flood
Austin Palestinian Solidarity Rally; DSA Deliberations
Palestinians in Gaza launch attack, surprising Israel which responds with force. DSA issues a solidarity statement with Palestine and Austinites hold a demonstration in support of Palestine as well.
Read moreNo Takeover, No Privatizing Schools
Austin DSA Fights Alongside Students and Teachers
DSA members joined teachers and other school workers from Education Austin, parents and community members to defend local schools.
Read moreKicking Back on Labor Day with a Little History
Local bands play for the DSA Labor Day party at Sagebrush
Read moreLargest Nurse Strike in Texas History Shows Resurgent Labor Movement
by Gumbo On Tuesday, 27 June 2023, hundreds of nurses organized with National Nurses United (NNU) walked out on strike at Ascension Seton Medical Center […]
Read moreClass about Class: Inspiration from a Union Organizing Workshop
DSA and central Texas union activists invited Labor Notes to town to give skill-building workshops.
Read moreInterim City Manager Plans to Upend Popular Policy, Worker Welfare
by Gumbo Late in the day on Thursday, 11 May 2023, City of Austin employees were treated to a surprise memo from Interim City Manager […]
Read moreUnion Nurses Push for Safe Staffing against Seton’s Neglect of Patients
by Joshua F Over 200 nurses and supporters picketed outside of Ascension Seton Medical Center on W 38th St on April 6. Despite the […]
Read moreUnion 1 – Google 0: First Round Victory to the Workers
by Joshua F In a surprisingly fast finding, the striking workers at YouTube Music in Austin won the first round in the case that […]
Read moreGoogle Music Workers Strike in Austin
by Joshua F February 6, the workers at a Google (Alphabet) contractor in Austin launched an open-ended unfair labor practice strike. According to Sam Regan, […]
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