Pinned Elections Democratic-socialism November 5, 2026 4 min read

Midterm Democratic Socialist Wins

The midterm elections results are in, and the Democratic Socialist field fared well. As of the morning of November 5, 2026, the Grid's roster of the 162 named candidates from DSA's election night tracker reads 61 elected, 24 lost, and 77 not yet called. Every …

Impact: 61 elected from a 162-candidate roster Status: 2026 midterms — results in

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Elections Democratic-socialism Nov 3, 2026 5 min read

The Socialist Field, on the Ballot

It is election day, and for once the left has a map. Across 38 states, Democratic Socialists of America chapters are tracking 262 races on the ballot tonight — three U.S.…

Impact: 162 candidates · 38 states Status: On the ballot — Nov 3

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Labor History Oct 28, 2026 6 min read

When the Ports Stop: Dockworkers in Some 100 Ports Down Tools Friday

This Friday, October 30, the work stops in some of the busiest ports on earth — not because a contract has lapsed, but because the workers have decided what they will not…

Impact: ≈100 ports in ~20 countries — one day Status: Mobilizing — action day Friday Oct 30

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Labor Public-infrastructure Oct 23, 2026 6 min read

The Pause Is the Point: How Orange County's Teamsters Brought a Stubborn Board to the Table

The pause was announced on a union Facebook page. "Following discussions with the County during mediation, we believe we are moving in the right direction toward reaching…

Impact: 465+ workers · 9 days of pickets Status: Strike paused — board special session Oct 23

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Labor Public-infrastructure Oct 18, 2026 6 min read

A Ledger of Light: What the Duquesne Light Strike Won

At midnight on October 1, 2026, the crews at Duquesne Light walked out as their old contract expired. It was the first sustained work stoppage in roughly half a century a…

Impact: 11 days of strike action; 5-year contract ratified 526–184 Status: Won

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Democratic-socialism Oct 9, 2026 3 min read

Democratic Socialism Isn't a Riddle: It's the Simple Idea That People Matter More Than Profit

When your house catches fire, a team of trained firefighters shows up in a multi-million-dollar truck. They do not ask for your credit card before hooking up the hose. Th…

Impact: Demystifying the movement for the working people Status: Foundational

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Climate Supreme-court Oct 6, 2026 5 min read

Who Pays for the Burning? Boulder's Climate Case at the Supreme Court

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court heard the case that will decide who pays for the burning. Boulder County and the city of Boulder filed suit in 2018 — not a fed…

Impact: 30+ state & local climate damages suits nationwide hang in the balance Status: Oral argument Oct 5 — ruling pending

via https://truthout.org/articles/case-at-supreme-court-could-have-profound-consequences-for-other-climate-suits/

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Democratic-socialism Oct 6, 2026 2 min read

The Grid Opens Its Doors: A Calm, Uncompromising Newspaper for Working People

The lights are on. The grid is live. SolidarityGrid is a newspaper — not a feed, not a forum, not a brand. It publishes dispatches about the working world, the institutio…

Impact: One publication, open to all Status: Always On

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Commons Public-infrastructure Oct 4, 2026 3 min read

The Commons Is Real: Water, Bridges, and the Case for Public Everything

There is a story American life tells itself about how things get done: a private entrepreneur takes a risk, builds a thing, prices it, and the market figures out who is w…

Impact: A tour of the shared ground we stand on Status: Ongoing

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The Tracker full tracker →

Ongoing

Strike 3 days in
Triumph Group Strike — West Hartford
UAW Local 405 · West Hartford, CT

175 workers on strike since Nov 2, 5:00 a.m.
Strike 9 days in
Harvard Graduate Student Strike (2nd of 2026)
Harvard Graduate Student Union (UAW Local 5118) · Cambridge, MA

4,000 grad workers; 88% strike vote
Strike 23 days in
Orange County Public Works & Waste Strike
Teamsters Local 952 (Joint Council 42) · Orange County, California

465+ workers; 3 landfills
Strike 27 days in
Chicago Hotel Workers Strike
UNITE HERE Local 1 · Chicago

7,000+ hotel workers across 46 hotels — 6 on the line

Recent wins

Solidarity Won
Global Dockworkers Action Day — 2nd International Day of Action of Dockworkers
113 ports across 5 continents in ~22 countries down tools for one day (Italy general strike); beat 1st day: 20 ports in 7 countries
Union Vote Won
Triumph Group Strike Authorization — West Hartford
99% (148–1) authorization vote · 174 members · 86% turnout
Strike Won
California State Workers Strike
First-ever strike in Local 1000 history: 96.2% strike vote, thousands on lines in 8 cities Oct 21; contract fight continues

Key Wins full list →

2026 midterms — 61 elected · 24 lost · 77 not yet called

Abdul El-Sayed Elected
U.S. Senate · MI
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Elected
U.S. House · NY
Rashida Tlaib Elected
U.S. House · MI
Darializa Avila Chevalier Elected
U.S. House · NY

Mutual Aid full tracker →

Midwest Storm Recovery — Cook County & Gary
After the Aug 11, 2026 storm system — tornadoes, flooding, structural damage and widespread debris across the Chicago region and Gary, IN — recovery is running on county and community funding. After the federal government denied Cook County's disaster assistance request following last year's storms, the county self-funded $15M in relief and is now investing $8M in debris removal. Gary runs a one-stop disaster relief shop, a no-income-requirement weatherhead repair program, free laundry and food drives, with the Mutual Aid Disaster Relief network deployed on the ground.

Ongoing — Cook County $8M debris investment (Oct 6); Gary weatherhead repairs taking applications; MADR on the ground since Aug 23

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