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...
by Southern Workers Assembly | May 6, 2024 | Statement
Message to non-union Southern workers from the Southern Workers’ Assembly (SWA) All forward-thinking Southern workers congratulate the UAW and celebrate with VWworkers for their smashing organizing victory in Chattanooga. May this be the first ofmany victories in our...
by Southern Workers Assembly | Apr 14, 2024 | Statement
The Southern Workers Assembly expresses our full solidarity with the 7,000 Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) workers and UAW members in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia engaged in a contract fight to win record gains from this highly profitable, multinational...
