by Southern Workers Assembly | Jul 8, 2021 | News
After three years of receiving zero pay raises and working 16 months through a global pandemic with no recognition or hazard pay, city workers in Elizabeth City, N.C., staged a two-day work stoppage June 29-30. The Black-majority workers in the city’s Public Works and...
by Southern Workers Assembly | Jun 15, 2020 | News, Safe Jobs Save Lives, Workers Rights
The following remarks were given by Ajamu Dillahunt — a member of the Southern Workers Assembly steering committee, a leader in Black Workers for Justice, and a retired local president of the American Postal Workers Union — at the opening of the Southern...
by Southern Workers Assembly | Jun 13, 2020 | News, Workers Rights
South Carolina workers are on the frontlines of the fightback against the pandemics of pox, poverty and police violence. On June 9, Charleston longshore workers stopped work to join thousands of waterfront workers across the country and the world in protesting police...
by Southern Workers Assembly | Apr 20, 2020 | News, Safe Jobs Save Lives, Workers Rights
WEBINAR: Tuesday, April 28 at 6:00pm REGISTER TODAY HERE. Webinar will be co-facilitated by:Saladin Muhammad, Co-Director, Southern Workers Assembly, founding member of Black Workers for Justice, and retired International Representative with UEDanielle...
by pault | Aug 10, 2018 | News, Workers School
Southern Workers School Opens 2018 Session in Durham, Sept. 14-16 On September 14-16, 2018, the Southern Workers Assembly (SWA) will hold the third annual Southern Workers School in Durham, NC. This school will include a series 9 workshops of education, training and...
by pault | Aug 10, 2017 | News
Charleston healthcare workers rally at MUSC