by pault | Sep 5, 2012 | Press
Our Southern Workers Assembly on Monday, September 3 was widely covered by news media outlets from around the world. We packed the house at a church that was said to hold 300. Everyone gave fiery, touching talks and brought to life the power of our Southern labor...
by pault | Aug 24, 2012 | Press
“They want to run us to death” Democrats will announce a pro-union platform in Charlotte — but some convention workers say they’re forgotten By Josh EidelsonFriday, Aug 24, 2012 In two weeks, Democrats will gather in Charlotte, N.C., and pledge once more...
by pault | Aug 22, 2012 | Press
by DIANNE GALLAGHER / NewsChannel 36 Staff Posted on August 20, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sanitation workers picketing outside the Government Center Monday said they aren’t letting the upcoming Democratic National Convention stop their weekly protests. About...
by pault | Aug 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
UE President Bruce Klipple’s solidarity message from United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) for the Southern Workers Assembly, Sept. 3rd, 2012. Why attend the Southern Workers Assembly?
by pault | Aug 3, 2012 | Workers Rights
Yes. International covenants are clear: workers have the right to bargain collectively and freely associate. In March 2007, the UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO) found North Carolina’s ban on collective bargaining to be in violation of international labor...
