Major congrats to our comrades at the Howell Mill Starbucks who just won the first union victory in Atlanta 10-1! We are so incredibly proud of the hard work done by Starbucks organizers over the last few months, in spite of illegal union-busting tactics from management.

But the fight isn't over! We'll be there to continue supporting Starbucks organizing campaigns once contract negotiations begin, and hope that other locations around the city follow suit!

Excited about the Howell Mill victory? The Starbucks workers at Ansley Mall have also filed for a union and are set to vote on June 22nd! Until then, they need as much community support as they can get. 

Join ATL DSA this Sunday June 12th at 10:00 AM for a Starbucks Solidarity flyering. We'll flyer door to door to inform local residents about the unionizing efforts and build community support for the union! We'll meet in the parking lot outside the Ansley Mill Starbucks (1544 Piedmont Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30324). Wear red and bring a mask!

Can't make it? Here are more ways to support the union:

☕ Visit this store some time this month and order a coffee under the name "Union Yes" to let the workers know you support their right to have a seat at the table!

✏️ Sign our Starbucks Solidarity Petition! Take the pledge to stand in solidarity with Atlanta Starbucks United workers -- whether at  rallies, at stores, or on the picket line! 📢

💰 Donate to the Atlanta Starbucks Workers United GoFundMe to help raise funds for Starbucks workers facing retaliation from management.

🔍 Find more information on our Starbucks solidarity work at atldsa.org/starbucks. Email our Labor Committee at [email protected] to get involved.

We've got something excited planned for our June monthly social! Meet us June 18th at 8:00 PM at the Georgia Beer Garden (420 Edgewood Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30312) for drinks, conversation, and this time... a movie!

This month at Eat, Drink, & Be Marxist, we'll be screening the film, The Battle of Algiers starting at 9:00 PM in the backyard of the Georgia Beer Garden. Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, the critically acclaimed Battle of Algiers (1966) illustrates the experiences of rebels against the French government in Northern Africa during the Algerian War (1954-1962). This event is free and open to all members and supporters!

Interested in learning about the Green New Deal, why it matters, and how we can agitate and take action? Join us Wednesday, June 22nd at 7pm for a discussion on how capitalism has led to the destruction of the environment and how socialism can appropriately address and respond to the consequences of centuries of greed, with workers at the center of it!

This meeting will be held in-person. Since COVID is still a risk, we ask that you only attend if you're fully vaccinated.

This past Friday, we gathered together at the IBEW 613 hall for Atlanta DSA's 14th annual Douglass-Debs Dinner, where we celebrated the achievements of progressive leaders and union organizers across Atlanta. Below are some photos of speeches at the dinner, which welcomed 100+ attendees and grossed about $11,000 in funds for the chapter. It was a resounding success!

Speakers and awardees included Project South's Legal and Advocacy Director Azadeh Shahshahani, Housing Justice organizer Marshall Rancifer, AFL-CIO Southern Regional Director Charles Clark, and Atlanta Starbucks Workers United organizer Page Smith.

One of Atlanta DSA's officers is moving out of Atlanta, so we will hold a special election during the June 25th General Meeting. Members can find election rules and details here on the chapter member portal. All members in good standing are welcome to nominate themselves for chapter office. Nominations will open on June 15th and a candidate forum will be held via Zoom on June 23rd.

The Atlanta Opera is unfairly interfering with the efforts of Hair and Makeup workers to organize a vote to demand the same rights as their Orchestra, Stagehand, and Costumer/Wardrobe counterparts. For over a year now, the management of the Opera has fought against workplace democracy and undermined the rights of workers who make the Opera what it is.

Join IATSE Local 798 in their support of Hair and Makeup workers by taking the actions below!

📝 Sign Opera Workers' petition for recognition

📱 Call the Atlanta Opera management!

🚶 Come out in support of the workers (dates in the link)!

Do you have thoughts on the Roe v. Wade leak and abortion rights? The Georgia general elections? Labor organizing? Submit your ideas to our blog, the Red Clay Comrade! Plus read all our articles at RedClayComrade.org 🌹

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