Statements, News, & Updates
Triad Workers Assembly stands with REI workers, backs 10-day union boycott of REI
A group of members of Triad Workers Assembly picketed and leafleted for several hours on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 20 at the Friendly Center mall in Greensboro in support of the 10-day national union boycott of the retail store REI called by the REI Union. Workers...
Roanoke, VA Workers Condemn Racist Attack on Black Candidate for Delegate
The Roanoke Workers’ Assembly co-signs the below statement with the following addition: Racist intimidation of Black people, especially those that engage in political activism, is an unfortunate hallmark of Southern society. The so called “liberal order” is built...
Statement from the Amazon Workers Regarding Tragic Shooting at Amazon BHM1 Bessemer, Alabama
We stand united in profound sorrow and righteous anger at the tragic death of Tyler Neil Alexander, who was taken from us too soon while on break at the Amazon Fulfillment Center this past Sunday night. The brutal outburst of gunfire that claimed his life highlights a...
Why Working People Should Oppose the US Attack and Takeover of Venezuela and the Ongoing Attacks of ICE on Immigrant Communities
US Government Deadly Attacks At Home and Abroad In the US invasion of Venezuela, a hundred people were killed. One goal was to kidnap that country’s President, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. The main goal is to control Venezuela’s oil reserves. This...
Unite on MLK Day 2026 — Defend Our: Jobs, Rights, Wages, Healthcare! Divest From: ICE, Border Patrol, and War!
Medicare for all! Stop the raids and deportations of immigrant workers! Day of Action Across the US South! Dr. MLK Holiday, January 16 - 19 Trump and the billionaires are waging an all out war on our rights, clawing back victories won through struggles over the...
Southern Workers: Fight Back on October 18
The billionaires are on the offensive, launching attack after attack that’s impacting every section of the working class. Beyond their immediate objectives, they hope that the furious pace of attacks, their consolidation of power, and the uncertainty, division, and...
Southern Workers Reject Trump’s Deployment of National Guard to Memphis
On September 16, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order authorizing the deployment of the National Guard and other federal police agencies to Memphis, TN. Right wing Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, and Tennessee Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty stood by...
Southern Workers Condemn ICE Raid on Savannah Hyundai Plant
The Southern Workers Assembly roundly condemns the unnecessary, wasteful, and cruel raid conducted by Homeland Security,ICE, and numerous other police agencies Thursday, September 4 at the Hyundai Metaplant outside Savannah, Georgia. The raid on Hyundai was one of the...
Massive ICE raid at Hyundai Battery plant detains 475 workers
The following is an account written by a Hyundai worker in Savannah, Georgia. SAVANNAH, Georgia—Hundreds of federal agents and Georgia State Patrol officers, equipped with military weapons and vehicles, descended on the Hyundai-LG electric vehicle battery plant under...
Workplace blitz targets strategic employers in Roanoke
On August 25 - 29, the Roanoke Workers Assembly (RoWA) undertook its first blitz, modeled after the Spartanburg Workers Assembly’s blitz. Due to a lack of availability, we were unable to secure more than 8 shift changes, and were mainly relying upon current RoWA...