Statements
Kenneth Jefferson of the Charleston Five, presente!
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...
Solidarity with Guilford County Schools cafeteria workers!
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...
Ceasefire Now! Money for workers’ needs, not for bombing Palestine!
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...
An Open Letter to Chain Retail Pharmacies
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...
Solidarity with Truckers Movement for Justice
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. Department of...
It’s about power: Southern Worker School charts path for building workers movement in the U.S. South
“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,...
Bring the railroads under public ownership
The Southern Workers Assembly joins the Railroad Workers United and a growing number of unions and progressive organizations calling for public ownership of the rail infrastructure in North America. This is a critical initiative that would greatly benefit rail...
Solidarity with Climate Crisis Flood Survivors in Kentucky
The Southern Workers Assembly stands in full solidarity with our working-class and oppressed sisters, brothers and siblings of eastern Kentucky. The horrendous floods, brought on by decades, if not centuries, of corporate greed and intentional underdevelopment, is...
Defending and expanding abortion rights is part of the workers’ struggle
The Southern Workers Assembly stands in solidarity with the many thousands who have taken to the streets to demonstrate outrage at the Supreme Court’s imminent attack on women’s rights. We also recognize the special importance of the South in the fight to keep...
The First Step is Often the Most Difficult – Statement on ALU Victory
All congratulations to the good workers who led the ALU to its Labor Board election victory in Staten Island New York. Yours is an inspiring example of rank and file worker self-organization to improve working conditions and change corporate policies. The SWA will...