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  • Twin Cities DSA Statement on the 2022 Election

    Twin Cities DSA Statement on the 2022 Election

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  November 10, 2022 Contact: steering@twincitiesdsa.org We want to start by congratulating our TCDSA-endorsed candidates: Zaynab Mohamed, Omar Fateh, Samantha Sencer-Mura, Athena Hollins, Mai Chong Xiong, and Aaron Wagner all won their elections! They and all of the dedicated folks who made their victories possible should be proud of the organizing they’ve done.…

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  • YDSA and the Teamsters Fight at the University of Minnesota

    YDSA and the Teamsters Fight at the University of Minnesota

    YDSA played purely a support role for the Teamsters Local 320. Being a studentorganization, our primary aim was to educate students about the working conditions at theuniversity, and to build up support for the union among the student body. With this goal in mind,we went about tabling outside of dorm cafeterias, lit-dropping pro-Teamsters literature inuniversity…

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  • Starbucks Workers Face Down A Hostile Company

    Starbucks Workers Face Down A Hostile Company

    Starbucks management is turning up the heat. Faced with an expanding national movement by Starbucks workers to unionize (256 stores have won to date), Starbucks has been hitting back with firings, suspensions, constantly changing hours, store closures and safety infractions. On Wednesday, October 26 the first bargaining session for 6 Minnesota unionized stores was supposed…

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