We are witnessing a new moment in labor with a wave of strikes. In the East Bay, Oakland teachers, UC grad students, and workers in a drywall factory. Across the U.S., auto workers, Amazon workers, Starbucks workers…

 What’s the relationship between socialists, unions, and the working class?    

East Bay DSA’s Labor Committee is offering a four-session weekly series. This is the third session in the series. 

This series is on Zoom only! All California DSA members and friends are welcome.

  Topics include:

• the importance of labor for the socialist project 

• what unions are and do

• labor history

• labor’s challenges under Trump

• ways to join and support the labor movement

If you are new to socialism and/or looking to learn more about unions and the labor movement, this is for you! 

We are hoping that the Zoom format can mean participation by members of chapters across CA DSA. Some chapters may not have something like this and members there are encouraged to join us.

We’ve tried to organize our materials so that a group leader has some guidelines, a timetable, and notes for each session. If you’d like to try leading a group, attending this would be a great way to start.

We’d also love to have some members of other chapters that already have or are developing something like this to join us. Whether or not you can participate, please look at our materials, give us feedback and send us anything you’ve developed.

We are witnessing a new moment in labor with a wave of strikes. In the East Bay, Oakland teachers, UC grad students, and workers in a drywall factory. Across the U.S., auto workers, Amazon workers, Starbucks workers…

 What’s the relationship between socialists, unions, and the working class?    

East Bay DSA’s Labor Committee is offering a four-session weekly series. This is the fourth & final session in the series. 

This series is on Zoom only! All California DSA members and friends are welcome.

  Topics include:

• the importance of labor for the socialist project 

• what unions are and do

• labor history

• labor’s challenges under Trump

• ways to join and support the labor movement

If you are new to socialism and/or looking to learn more about unions and the labor movement, this is for you! 

We are hoping that the Zoom format can mean participation by members of chapters across CA DSA. Some chapters may not have something like this and members there are encouraged to join us.

We’ve tried to organize our materials so that a group leader has some guidelines, a timetable, and notes for each session. If you’d like to try leading a group, attending this would be a great way to start.

We’d also love to have some members of other chapters that already have or are developing something like this to join us. Whether or not you can participate, please look at our materials, give us feedback and send us anything you’ve developed.

Join NPEC for a Facilitator and Setting Up a Political Education Committee training on zoom.

For the first part of our training, learn how to run meetings effectively, select content, handle breakout sessions, keep notes and time, and other valuable skills for socialist organizing.

In the second portion, we will have a rundown and discussion on how to establish a Political Education Committee in your chapter! We will share our experiences in setting up the Political Education Committee, the challenges we faced, the lessons we've learned, and our advice for developing a dedicated Political Education body. Additionally, we will provide ample time for Q&A, discussion, and troubleshooting based on other chapters' experiences. We hope that chapters across the country, whether large or small, urban or rural, will come with questions and leave with concrete ideas on how to start or further develop a Political Education Committee!

We look forward to seeing you there! Please don't hesitate to reach out to politicaleducation@dsacommittees.org with any questions.