Tag: Union

  • What is the Rank-and-File Strategy, and Why Does It Matter?

    What is the Rank-and-File Strategy, and Why Does It Matter?

    Socialism’s recent resurgence has revived core debates about socialist politics and strategy: what do socialists want, and how do we get there? Whether figuring out how socialists should relate to electoral politics, how and to what extent socialists should push for reforms from the state, how socialists should engage with broader social movements, or simply…

  • Hospitals Torch Safe Staffing Limits in Massachusetts

    Hospitals Torch Safe Staffing Limits in Massachusetts

    Massachusetts nurses suffered a devastating defeat at the polls yesterday as a union-led ballot initiative, Question 1, lost by more than 2 to 1. Question 1 would have improved hospital care by limiting the number of patients that bedside nurses could legally be assigned. The ballot question was shepherded by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which…

  • Educators for a Democratic Union is Transforming the Massachusetts Teachers Association

    Educators for a Democratic Union is Transforming the Massachusetts Teachers Association

    Educators for a Democratic Union (EDU) is the progressive caucus in the Massachusetts Teachers Association in which several Solidarity members are active. Four years ago, EDU ran a candidate for president largely as a vehicle to make connections with those we couldn’t easily reach. As a result of an effective campaign, an unsuspecting old guard,…