Millions of workers put their lives on the line daily for unlivable wages and unfair treatment in the workplace. And while the pandemic surges on, the 1% continues to exploit working people for profits. Enough is enough: working Georgians deserve a living wage of at least $15/hour!

Atlanta DSA has been busy over the last couple months launching our campaign to Fight for $15 — talking to working Georgians about the cost of living and why we need to fight for a living wage!

Wanna get involved in our campaign to Fight for $15?

• Sign our Fight for $15 pledge at atldsa.org/15pledge 🌹
• Get help organizing you workplace with the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee at workerorganizing.org 💪
• Learn more about our campaign and workplace organizing and find upcoming events at atldsa.org/15

DSA is partnering with the Organizing for Power global training program and invite DSA chapters, national committees, and individual members to participate.

Core skills you will work on:

• Organic leader identification
• Word choice
• Conducting structured organizing conversations
• Charting and list work
• Developing structure tests to gauge, show off and build power

Logistics:

• The training series launches May 10 and runs for six consecutive Tuesdays, finishing June 14.
• Each session is held twice for its global audience, first from 12:00 - 2:00 PM and again from 8:00 -10:00 PM.
• This training is FREE.
• But, advanced registration is REQUIRED and May 2 is the registration deadline.

Atlanta DSA joined the Housing Justice League this past weekend to advocate for safe and affordable housing for all! A safe and sanitary place to live should be treated as a human right, guaranteed for all. Not a commodity to be bought, sold and priced based on the desires of wealthy institutions. Organizers met at Woodruff Park/and marched to the Capitol building to demand the repeal of the rent control ban.

Unions and You: Join this panel discussion on The Rank-and-File-Strategy, a new guide from the DSLC and be a part of revitalizing the labor movement in the United States! Attend this webinar on Sunday, April 10, 7:00 - 8:30 PM to hear how you can fight back for the working class.

• Interested in getting a job (or already have one) in the logistics industry? Sign up for the DSLC’s Logistics Committee!
• Want to unionize your own workplace but don’t know where to start? Reach out to the Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC)!
• Want to stay plugged into DSA’s labor work across the country? Sign up for updates from the DSLC!

Our Marxism & Politics Reading Group explores a range of topics in Marxist theory. We will be meeting this Thursday, April 7, 7:00 - 8:00 PM to discuss On Authority by Friedrich Engels.

Sign up below to join our reading group!

Starbucks is unionizing in Atlanta! Support Atlanta Starbucks Workers United by placing an order at either the Starbucks in The District at Howell Mill (1801 Howell Mill Rd) OR the Starbucks at Peachtree Dunwoody and Hammond (6001 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd) with the name "UNION YES!" and leaving a cash tip. Let them know the community backs the union!

For updates on how you can support Starbucks workers nationally, sign up here! Check out more resources on organizing around Starbucks solidarity at https://laborsolidarity.com/starbucks

Our Chapter calendar at atldsa.org/calendar has even more meetings and events!