by Southern Workers Assembly | Dec 30, 2023 | Statement
Despite his untimely passing this week, Kenneth Jefferson lives on in the memories and hearts of his loved ones. Brother Jefferson’s light also burns bright in the spirit of Local 1422. His story is one of a simple act of boldness and solidarity that had historic...
by Southern Workers Assembly | Dec 3, 2023 | Statement
The Triad Workers Assembly wants to express our solidarity with cafeteria workers from Guilford County Schools who waged a two-day, sick-out strike on November 27 and 28. These workers are standing up and exercising their labor rights to demand a living wage for the...
by Southern Workers Assembly | Nov 19, 2023 | News, Statement
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. noted that “war is the enemy of poor and working people,” and that the triple evils of racism, poverty, and militarism were to blame for the suffering of workers in the United States. The Southern Workers Assembly stands in full solidarity...
by Southern Workers Assembly | Oct 30, 2023 | Statement
The Southern Workers Assembly received the following statement from a group of pharmacy workers that support the movement for a strike at Walgreens and CVS from October 30 to November 1. The SWA stands in solidarity with the workers at these chains and beyond that are...
by Southern Workers Assembly | May 31, 2023 | Statement
On May 1, Truckers Movement for Justice (TMJ) – a grassroots labor organization of truck drivers who work in all areas of the trucking industry – brought truck drivers together from across the country in Washington, DC, for a picket outside the U.S....
by Southern Workers Assembly | Apr 26, 2023 | News, Statement, Workers School
“We heard from the rail workers. We heard from the truckers. We’ve got the longshoremen in the house, too,” said Leonard Riley, a longshore worker with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) Local 1422 and member of the SWA Coordinating Committee,...