Association of Flight Attendants
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The Power of Solidarity
Momentum behind labor organizing and militancy is rapidly accelerating in 2023, as workers all across the USA organize new union shops, fight bolder fights on the job, demand more from their employers in contract negotiations, and engage in strikes and other forms of collective action. From auto-workers to baristas, from logistics-workers to entertainment workers, the…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #110: UPS, Starbucks, Half Price Books, Delta, Organizing Everywhere and More!
UPS, Starbucks, Half Price Books, Delta, Organizing Everywhere and More!
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Rally for Delta Workers
On Saturday, April 15, Twin Cities DSA members were invited to attend a major labor rally to boost the coordinated organizing efforts at Delta Air Lines. Delta flight attendants are organizing with the Association of Flight Attendants – CWA (AFA-CWA). Delta fleet service / ramp crew are organizing with the International Association of Machinists and…
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Twin Cities DSA Little Red Letter #103: DSA in Action, Cub Foods Strike Averted, State Power Struggles and More!
Over the last few editions we have noted current events near and far as we continue to watch and participate in the struggle for a better world. That fight begins with organization, and today we look at what DSA is doing to build and sustain the fight.
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Organize and fly together
The heartbreaking 2010 loss of a union election at Delta Air Lines by a mere 280 votes meant that 16,000 ramp workers would not be represented by the International Association of Machinists (IAM). The last 13 years have been marked by several unsuccessful attempts at unionization. A combination of firing key activists, intimidation, intense anti-union…
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A Surging Labor Movement
Worker solidarity was in the air at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport’s Terminal 2 on Thursday, December 8th. Union members, with help from TCDSA, were directing rally traffic, handing out SEIU Airport Workers United hats and rally signs and circulating sign-in sheets. Things were buzzing. Smiling workers seemed excited but a little apprehensive. It was an…
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