Miami DSA Stands with Labor We stand in solidarity with the rail workers of the United States fighting for a better contract. 115,000 railroad workers across the United States are currently working without a contract. Rail is one of the most heavily unionized industries in the country. Workers in the rail industry have immense collective… Read more »
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Miami DSA Passes Labor Resolution
On October 2nd, 2022, the membership passed a Labor Strategy Resolution developed by the Labor Working Group at our General Body Meeting. Below is the body of the resolution in full: Miami DSA Labor Strategy Resolution Why Miami DSA Needs a Labor Strategy Miami DSA must adopt a labor strategy. It is not enough to… Read more »
Miami DSA Condemns Passage of HB1
Let there be no confusion, Gov. Ron DeSantis and those in the Florida legislature claim that the HB1 “Anti-riot bill” (aka the DeSantis Oppression and anti-protest law) was enacted to combat the sort of violence seen at the Capitol on January 6th. But those aren’t the rioters the governor is afraid of; rather, the Trumpist… Read more »
Denunciation of Florida GOP
On January 27, 2021, Florida Senate Republicans approved a resolution in committee denouncing democratic socialism 4–2 on a party line vote. In response, the undersigned Florida chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America denounce Florida’s political establishment and its failure to respond to the COVID–19 crisis, and invite all Floridians who believe a better world… Read more »
THE RED TIDE: A weekly Bulletin from Miami DSA, Issue 56 (8/13/18 – 8/19/18)
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THE RED TIDE: A weekly Bulletin from Miami DSA, Issue 56 (8/13/18 – 8/19/18)
*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Steering Committee Elections & General Meeting Our next annual general meeting will be held at The Colorblock Miami on Sunday, August 19th at 3 PM. We suggest that new & prospective members come an hour early at 2 PM for our membership orientation. We’ll also be electing a new Steering Committee and all… Read more »
People’s History: March 21st & the Anti-Apartheid Struggle
The 21st of March marks both one of the most tragic and one of the most joyous events in the struggle against apartheid. On this day in 1960, police in South Africa massacred 69 people demonstrators in the township of Sharpeville. On this day in 1990, Namibia was liberated from apartheid. Read more here: bit.ly/2HTIN5F
Statement from YDSA FIU on the Tragic Pedestrian Bridge Collapse
Today, a bridge which was under construction near Florida International University on the corner of 8th st and 107th collapsed. There are people injured. There are people dead. This includes some of the workers atop the bridge when it collapsed, and pedestrians beneath the bridge and in their cars. At this time, YDSA FIU would like… Read more »
People’s History: The Communist Manifesto
On this day in 1848, Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels first published the communist manifesto. This revolutionary document describes human #history as one of class struggle. It has inspired countless millions around the world from the time of it’s publishing to the present day. “Workers of the world unite! You have a world to win,… Read more »
People’s History: The Lowell Mill Girls – Daughters of Freedom
On this day in 1834, textile workers in #Lowell, MA (some as young as 10) “turned out” on strike in rejection of a 15% pay cut. This led to the creation of the first #union of working women in the U.S. and was one of the pioneering moments in labor history. More here: bit.ly/lowg34 (photo… Read more »