Sunday, April 30, 2017
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Support the Workers'/Students' Strike on May Day
Un Dia Sin Inmigrantes
Cosecha and DSA.
Cosecha, Immigrant Rights Organizations, Workers Centers and several
unions
have launched a national strike billed
as a “day without immigrants” to demonstrate that the country depends on the
labor of immigrants and
working class. Thousands of students and workers have already pledged to strike in what
organizers expect to be the largest national strike since the Megamarches of
2006.
Join with DSA and this growing movement to strike on May 1. Don’t be
left behind. Organizers from Moviemento
Cosecha have said that more than 400,000 workers have committed to strike. See
story here http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/20071/the_upcoming_may_day_strike_could_be_the_biggest_in_over_a_decade
As the strike day approaches the presidents of the Almagamated
Transit Union, the Communications Workers of America, the Nation Nurses United,
and the United Electrical Workers have urged their members to participate
in the strikes, boycotts and protests in an outreach piece organized by Labor
for Our Revolution.
We encourage DSA chapters, students and unions to join in the massive strikes, boycotts, and
other actions beginning on May 1. The movement will continue after May 1.
Information on the post May 1 events is at www.lahuelga.com
Do you have a right to strike?
Can workers strike for political issues ?
What actions can workers at risk of retaliation take to protect
themselves?
In the lead up to the March Day Without Immigrants, the Centro de
Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL) suggested that their members who wanted to
participate should take these precautions to mitigate their risks:
1 Tell your employer, in writing, your reason for striking
2 Make sure the reason is directly related to your workplace
Inform your employer that you will be back at work on your first workday
after the strike.
3. Send the message as a text and keep a copy of the text as evidence.
If you are a member of a union, discuss your strike plans first with
your union representative. See a detailed description of your right to strike and how to protect
yourself here.
https://talkingunion.wordpress.com/2017/02/24/immigrants-strike-by-the-thousands/
Cosecha is a new nonviolent movement fighting for permanent protection,
dignity, and respect for the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United
States. Their name, "harvest" in Spanish, honors the long tradition
of farmworker organizing and the present-day pain of the thousands of
undocumented workers whose labor continues to feed the country. Committed to
winning real victories for their community, Cosecha believes in using
non-cooperation to leverage the power of immigrant labor and consumption and
force a meaningful shift in public opinion.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Monday, April 24, 2017
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Immigration: Legal Observer Training
Legal Observer Training for Rapid ResponseThe Sacramento Immigration Coalition will be hosting a legal observer training for rapid response to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This training is the basis for learning how to respond to the needs of other communities who may be targeted by federal or local policies. Please RSVP to Gabby Trejo of Sacramento ACT at Gabby@sacact.org. More information can be found on the Facebook event here. If you are interested in being part of Sac DSA's Anti-Racism committee, please email us at dsasacramento@gmail.com.Date: Tuesday, April 25, 6PM-8PM Location: 1325 S St, Sacramento, CA |
Sunday, April 23, 2017
Friday, April 21, 2017
Sunday, April 16, 2017
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Friday, April 14, 2017
Socialists and Immigration
By Duane Campbell
In spite of the economic boon for the wealthy, working people
in the U.S. have yet to receive a significant improvement in their standard of
living for over 30 years. At the same
time, democratic forces are once again confronted with anti-immigrant
campaigns- this time fostered and promoted by a president of the U.S.
As socialists, we stand with and among the U.S. working class
in opposition to the rule of the transnational corporations and their
exploitation of the economy and their despoliation of our lives, our society
and our environment.
We are currently experiencing a major restructuring of the
global economy directed by the transnational corporations to produce profits
for their corporate owners. The impoverishment of the vast majority of people
in pursuit of profits for a small minority has pushed millions to migrate in
search of food, jobs, and security.
Global capitalism produces global migration. Along with wars NAFTA and
other “Free Trade” deals each produce a new waves of migration.
Socialists support the rights of working people to organize, to
form unions, and to protect their rights and to advance their interests. Unions
have always been an important part of how socialists seek to make our economic
justice principles come alive. Working
people - gathered together and exploited in the capitalist workplace-are well
positioned to fight their common exploitation.
Monday, April 03, 2017
400,000 Workers Plan to Strike on May Day
Over 400,000 Workers Commit to Strike in Press Conference with Immigrant Rights Organizations and Unions
Washington, DC - Immigrant Rights Organizations, Workers Centers and Unions launch a national strike billed as a “day without immigrants” to demonstrate that the country depends on the labor of immigrants and working class people of color. Hundreds of thousands of workers have already pledged to strike in what organizers expect to be the largest national strike since the Megamarches of 2006.
Speakers at the press conference included Erika Andiola as well as representatives of Movimiento Cosecha, the SEIU United Service Workers West, and the Food Chain Workers Alliance.
“May 1st is the first step in a series of strikes and boycotts that will change the conversation on immigration in the United States,” said Maria Fernanda Cabello, a spokesperson from Movimiento Cosecha. “We believe that when the country recognizes it depends on immigrant labor to function, we will win permanent protection from deportation for the 11 million undocumented immigrants; the right to travel freely to visit our loved ones abroad, and the right to be treated with dignity and respect. After years of broken promises, raids, driving in fear of being pulled over, not being able to bury our loved ones, Trump is just the final straw. As we saw during the spontaneous strikes on February 16th, our people are ready.”
Tens of thousands of members of the SEIU United Service Workers West have pledged to strike on May 1st, to demand an end to the criminalization of black and brown communities, an end to raids and deportations, and an end to worker exploitation. “The policies of the Trump administration are motivated by cruelty. They villainize black and brown people and call us rapists and violent criminals. They break apart immigrant families and separate parents from their children, and for no reason,” said Denise Solis, first vice-president of the SEIU USWW. “We are shutting it down on May 1st to stand up to these policies and show that most Americans don't support cruelty and racism.” High School and College students, as part of the Sanctuary Campus movement, will also be joining the May 1st Day Without Immigrants Strike with mass walkouts.
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