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Winter 2017 Newsletter
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During Election rush, Workers School lifts up Southern organizing
During Election rush, Workers School lifts up Southern organizing By Dante Strobino Raleigh, N.C. Workers from 12 Southern cities, several workplaces and a number of unions gathered here for the Southern Workers School over the Aug. 5-7 weekend to continue their study...
SWA Affiliates Across US South Support Striking Verizon Workers!
This week members of the Communication Workers of America (CWA) and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers are heading into their second month on strike against the greedy Verizon corporation. These courageous 40,000 union members are on strike from Virginia...
Southern Workers Assembly pledges solidarity with Verizon workers strike
Verizon workers helped the company make $39 billion in profits over the last three years—and $1.8 billion a month in profits over the first three months of 2016. But that’s not enough for Verizon. The company’s greed knows no bounds. While the company continues to...
Southern workers converge to organize the South
Southern workers converge to organize the South Raleigh, N.C. — Longshore workers from Charleston, S.C. Hospital workers from El Paso, Texas. Diesel engine parts manufacturing workers from Rocky Mount, N.C. State mental health workers from Petersburg, Va. Farm...
SWA Plans Southern Workers School in March – Help support this historic gathering!
SWA Plans Southern Workers School in March - Help support this historic gathering! On March 4-6, 2016, the Southern Workers Assembly (SWA) will hold the Southern Workers School in Raleigh, NC. This will be the first of an 8 session series of education, training and...
Low wage workers strike from coast to coast, across US South
A wave of strikes and protests by low-wage workers fighting for a $15 minimum hourly wage and a union swept the U.S. on Nov. 10, and made this the largest day of action ever as this movement enters its third year. From Boston to Los Angeles; Seattle to Chicago; New...
S.W.A. Supports Days of Grace
Days of Grace March and Rally Charleston, S.C. www.daysofgracecharleston.org Labor Day Weekend September 5, 9:00am: National Mass March & Rally Southern Workers Assembly Meeting: 12:30pm (immediately following the march) at ILA local 1422 Union hall 1142 Morrison...
Aug 9: All Out for Solidarity City!
Aug 9: All Out for Solidarity City! Workers Fighting To Organize the South! August 9 | 10am-5pm | 803 Harris St, Goldsboro, NC Visit the Facebook Event Page On Saturday, August 9 workers from across NC and other Southern states will gather in Goldsboro, NC for...
A Message to the Moral Monday Movement June 16th, 2014
WORKERS DEMAND YOUR RIGHTS The RIGHT to a voice and power at work is a Human Right! A Message to the Moral Monday Movement June 16th, 2014: [download id=1449 format=3] Raise the minimum wage to $15/hr. Repeal GS 95-98, Collective Bargain-ing Rights for All Public...
