Tag: Labor Rights

San Diego DSA presents: Picket line etiquette training

What do I do at a picket line? How do I support workers as a community member? Is this normal? Come learn!

When: Thursday, July 20, 2023
7:00-8:00 pm

Where: via Zoom

Click here to RSVP.

As negotiations continue between the Teamsters and UPS, a strike may be on the horizon. The deadline for a signed and active contract is August 1st, only a few short weeks away. Come learn how you can effectively and safely engage in important actions to support the Teamsters in their fight for a better economic deal.

Beyond the UPS fight, local San Diego County workers continue to organize for better working conditions and also need our support. This training will build your picket line knowledge so you can support the labor movement both now and in the future.

July 14, 2023
Rally & Potluck for UAW Student Workers

Join us on Monday, July 10, for a BBQ/potluck to show our support and appreciation for our student workers. We will gather following the conclusion of the arraignment hearings for the UCSD student workers who were recently arrested and charged for exercising their First Amendment rights and engaging in legal union activities.

Click here to RSVP for the potluck.

If you are available, please join us at noon to support the union and these students at the UAW rally at the San Diego Central Courthouse.

The arraignment hearings start at 1:30 pm, and then we will head over to Crown Point for the potluck. To receive the exact location of the potluck, make sure to RSVP for this event.

July 7, 2023
Drop the Charges, UCSD!

This weekend, three academic workers and UAW 2865 members at the University of California San Diego were arrested in retaliation for union activity. The University has continued to repress union members, notably bringing code of conduct violations against 67 workers last month, as it refuses to adhere to the contract these workers won in a strike last year.

Click here to sign the UAW petition to the University of California.

Click here to sign the petition to the San Diego District Attorney.

The San Diego chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America denounces in the strongest possible terms the actions by the UCSD administration that led to these arrests, and calls on the University to drop the charges and to adhere to the signed contract.

In the time since the strike, the University has reneged on the legally binding contract that workers won, and has refused to fulfill its obligation to pay its workers properly. Instead, the University chose to have three academic workers arrested in order to stamp out dissent to the administration’s unlawful behavior. By making these arrests, the University is using the campus police force exactly as it was intended to be used — not to promote safety, but rather to harass, intimidate, and suppress workers simply demanding what they were promised.

These arrests represent a shocking escalation of repression and union busting by the University. It is clear that it will take further struggle on the part of the workers — not only to cease the repression and drop all charges, but to force the University to finally comply with the contract. DSA San Diego membership stood with the UAW on the picket line in Fall 2022. Should they choose to strike again, we will stand with the workers once more and support them for as long as it takes to win. We will mobilize the full force of our membership to the picket lines if that is what it takes.

Finally, we call on our membership to attend the UAW rally on July 10th at noon at the San Diego Central Courthouse to show our support for the union and the three workers unfairly targeted with state repression.

July 4, 2023
Join DSA San Diego & UPS Teamsters at the beach!

Hang out with us and the UPS Teamsters at our annual beach social on Saturday, June 24!

This year, we will be showing solidarity with UPS Teamsters and their contract fight. From 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm, we will come together with fellow workers and organizers to enjoy food, music, games, and great company at Mission Beach. We will also hear from members of the UPS Teamsters who will speak about their story at 5:00 pm.

Click here to RSVP by June 23.

You can support the UPS Teamsters with a donation to DSA’s Labor Solidarity Fund, which supports chapters doing strike support work all cross the country and across all industries, including the UPS Teamsters. ($15 suggested donation.)

Have you signed the strike ready pledge? Show your solidarity with the UPS Teamsters by signing the pledge today.

June 3, 2023
Standing in Solidarity with UPS Teamsters

Every Friday morning for four months, rank-and-file UPS Teamsters have been meeting. They talk about their struggles and why their demands are necessary. Their struggle is ours. We as workers must stand with them in their fight for a better wages, better conditions, and a better life. If their demands aren’t met, they’re ready to strike on August 1, and ALL workers will stand with them. This is what democracy looks like. We were honored to be invited to this morning’s Unity Breakfast, and we are determined to support the rank and file as they organize.

DSA San Diego stands in solidarity with UPS Teamsters. Click here to learn more and sign the pledge to get “strike ready” with us.

June 2, 2023
Pass the PRO Act campaign launch!

Join us Sunday, March 7th at 2 pm PST to kick off DSA’s “Pass the PRO Act” campaign, along with Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything, Jamaal Bowman, squad member and US Rep for NY-16, and Sara Nelson, president of AFA-CWA, and other special guests.

RSVP: bit.ly/dsaproactlaunch

The “Protecting the Right to Organize” (PRO) Act reverses decades of corporate assaults on our labor rights, like so-called “right to work” laws, clearing the way to an expanded labor movement with power to transform the economy and protect our planet. We will only win this sweeping pro-worker legislation by making bold demands and putting the pressure on policymakers to stand up to corporate interests. We need all hands on deck in this struggle!

March 7, 2021