Unionized Starbucks Workers are on strike across the country and here in the Chicagoland area in Des Plaines (Lee and Oakton store) and Geneva (3rd and State), with the Aurora store (Kirk and Butterfield) joining the strike this Thursday 11/20/25.

West Suburban IL DSA is calling on community members to support Starbucks Workers United by doing the following:

1. Sign the No Contract, No Coffee Pledge
2. Show up at the picket line to support the baristas (pick dates below on form!)
3. Donate to the Regional Strike Fund to support SBWU workers directly while they are out on strike
4. Post about the strike on social media
5. Collect and distribute non-perishable foods and home essentials for striking workers
6. Prepare breakfast or lunch and bring it to the picket line

Fill out the survey below and let us know how you can help support!

On Wednesday night, voting closed for our October endorsements. And today, the results are in! The members of West Suburban IL Democratic Socialists of America have voted to endorse Satnaam Mago for IL state senate in the 33rd district. We have already scheduled canvassing events to help support our endorsed candidates on the ground. Check out our event calendar and RSVP today to join the fight against corporate interests and ensure our candidates win!

We are proud to endorse West Suburban IL Democratic Socialists of America member, Satnaam Mago in the 33rd district.

Satnaam isn’t taking any corporate money because it ends up being a bribe. We must keep our communities safe from ICE, make sure all community colleges offer more vocational training as well as 4 year degrees with increased course offerings to lower tuition across the board, and our state pension plan is invested in Illinois rather than Israeli bonds.

On Wednesday night, voting closed for our October endorsements. And today, the results are in! The members of West Suburban IL Democratic Socialists of America have voted to endorse Junaid Ahmed for the IL-08 congressional district. We have already scheduled canvassing events to help support our endorsed candidates on the ground. Check out our event calendar and RSVP today to join the fight against corporate interests and ensure our candidates win!

Junaid Ahmed is a husband, father of four, DePaul graduate, immigrant, and proud Illinoisian who has given back to his community throughout his life. During the pandemic, he founded the non-profit Chi-Care to deliver hot meals and supplies to our unhoused neighbors. Junaid Ahmed is a democratic socialist and when elected, he will fight against the current, crumbling system which enriches the top 1% at the cost of the working class. Junaid is committed to bringing down the cost of healthcare and work towards universal healthcare, to a comprehensive arms embargo of Israel, and to defending immigrant and queer communities from the Trump regime.

On Wednesday night, voting closed for our October endorsements. And today, the results are in! The members of West Suburban IL Democratic Socialists of America have voted to endorse Ben McAdams for IL state senate in the 24th district. We have already scheduled canvassing events to help support our endorsed candidates on the ground. Check out our event calendar and RSVP today to join the fight against corporate interests and ensure our candidates win!

We are proud to endorse West Suburban IL Democratic Socialists of America member, Ben McAdams in the 24th district.

Ben is a lifelong resident of Illinois and the Chicagoland area. Growing up in Lombard, Ben attended College of DuPage before transferring to Elmhurst University (then college) where he double majored in Finance and Economics. While in college Ben became involved with local activism and went on to become a community organizer after graduation. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Ben began law school at DePaul University’s College of Law. In law school he focused his studies on Public Interest Law, becoming a member of the school’s Society for Asylum and Immigration Law (SAIL), and earning an award for the highest grade in his Civil Rights Law class. While at DePaul Ben worked for several legal non-profit organizations including the National Immigrant Justice Center, and Citizen Advocacy Center.

Ben believes in creating an Illinois where all residents can afford the basic necessities of life, such as healthcare and housing, without feeling economic anxiety. He believes in creating communities where everyone can live safe and fulfilling lives regardless of where they were born or where they come from.