by Southern Workers Assembly | Feb 7, 2025 | Statement
Amazon workers at Garner, NC’s RDU1 Fulfillment Center are gearing up for a union election at the facility, set to take place from February 10 – 15. The vote comes after over three years of organizing from the ground up by Carolina Amazonians United for...
by Southern Workers Assembly | Jan 23, 2025 | Statement
The Triad Workers Assembly stands in solidarity with REI workers in Greensboro and their fight for a union. Workers at the Greensboro store are set to vote in a labor board election on Friday, January 24. As noted in an announcement by REI Union on social media,...
by Southern Workers Assembly | Jan 15, 2025 | Statement
January 20, 2025 is the 39th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday. It is also the second inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States. There could not be a more ironic crossing of histories from one who spews ridicule, hatred,...
by Southern Workers Assembly | Sep 27, 2024 | Statement
“[Charleston, SC is] the place that imported more enslaved Africans than anywhere in this country,” Leonard Riley, a longtime dockworker and leader of International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) Local 1422, said in a video posted to the local’s social media earlier...
by Southern Workers Assembly | Aug 15, 2024 | Statement
On Thursday, August 15, 47 workers at the Environmental Air Systems plant in High Point, North Carolina voted to unionize with United Association Local 421. Workers at the EAS plant manufacture HVAC systems used in industrial and other development projects. The EAS...
by Southern Workers Assembly | Jun 12, 2024 | Statement
On Wednesday, June 12, more than 100 workers at the Corning Inc. manufacturing plant in Tarboro, North Carolina will vote in a federal labor board election on whether to join the United Steelworkers. The union vote in Tarboro comes as part of a broader push by the USW...
