North NJ DSA Calls for Senator Bob Menendez’s Resignation
North NJ DSA Calls For Sen. Bob Menendez To Resign For Immediate Release: September 27th 2023 North NJ DSA calls for Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to resign from the office of U.S. Senate, amid incredible charges of bribery in exchange for political influence. While the Justice Department continues to investigate these charges of bribery the […]
NNJ-DSA Condemns Killing of Andrew Jerome Washington by the Jersey City Police Department
NNJ-DSA Condemns Killing of Andrew Jerome Washington by the Jersey City Police Department For Immediate Release: August 29th 2023 North New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America condemns the killing of Andrew Jerome Washington by the Jersey City Police Department. We are horrified that on this Sunday’s occurrence, family members specifically called for mental health […]
UPS Teamsters Show Us the Way
UPS Teamsters Show Us the Way August 22 2023 DSA congratulates the 350,000 workers at UPS for ratifying their contract after showing their bosses and the country that they were ready to strike. This contract includes significant wage increases, the elimination of two-tier wages for package car drivers, the installation of air conditioning in new […]
NNJ, CNJ, and NYC-DSA Stand in Solidarity with Illegally Terminated Jollibee Workers
NNJ, CNJ, and NYC-DSA Stand in Solidarity with Illegally Terminated Jollibee Workers For Immediate Release: July 22nd 2023 Contact: north@dsanj.org The North New Jersey, Central New Jersey, and New York City Chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America stand in solidarity with former Journal Square Jollibee workers who filed a formal complaint to the […]
DSA +50 Orgs Condemn Biden Administration Siding With Private Prison Company CoreCivic to Keep Immigrant Detention in New Jersey
DSA +50 Orgs Condemn Biden Administration Siding With Private Prison Company CoreCivic to Keep Immigrant Detention in New Jersey July 17th 2023 New Jersey, USA – This week, the Biden administration is expected to file an amicus brief joining private prison company CoreCivic in its attempt to keep an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) prison […]
Joint Statement from Central NJ and North NJ DSA
Joint Statement from Central NJ and North NJ DSA March 9 2023 To the NPC of Democratic Socialists of America, the publishers of Democratic Left, and the Rutgers University community, Central NJ DSA and North NJ DSA were alarmed to see that Democratic Left, a publication of the Democratic Socialists of America, recently published a piece by Rutgers University president […]
North NJ DSA Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols
North NJ DSA Statement on the Murder of Tyre Nichols January 31 2023 The North New Jersey Democratic Socialists of America (NNJDSA) condemn in the strongest possible terms the actions of the Memphis police officers who savagely murdered Tyre Nichols. Time and time again we see the police harass, beat, and kill, rather than serve […]
Branching out in Essex County
by Brett R There’s a new branch in the North Jersey DSA! Our chapter has expanded by forming an Essex County branch. A branch is a smaller unit of a DSA chapter that can better organize in a specific region. Our chapter, North New Jersey, encompasses many counties spanning a large portion of the state. […]
EC Resolution Calling on the NPC to Criticize the CPC and DSA Members Within It
Because DSA’s Political Platform calls on members to “work to address, cease, and heal the harm caused by our ruling class;” Because our ruling class has, for decades, stoked tensions against Russia rather than resolve conflict; Because these tensions contributed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; and Whereas Ukrainian officials themselves, leaders from the United States […]
What’s wrong with Airbnb?
by Colin M. and Allie H. Airbnb is gentrification on steroids. It has impacted cities around the world by taking long term rentals off the market, further increasing the housing crisis in already unaffordable cities. In places like Jersey City, it’s even worse as tourists occupy units in one of America’s most expensive rental markets […]