Statements, News, & Updates
‘Get back to work!’ – Trump tells meatpacking workers facing COVID-19 threat to their lives
Southern Workers Assembly Statement On April 28, Workers Memorial Day — a day the labor movement commemorates workers who have died on the job — and while the U.S. tops a staggering 61,000 deaths related to COVID-19, President Donald Trump utilized his powers under...
Southern Workers Fightback & Organize amid COVID-19
WEBINAR: Tuesday, April 28 at 6:00pm REGISTER TODAY HERE. Webinar will be co-facilitated by:Saladin Muhammad, Co-Director, Southern Workers Assembly, founding member of Black Workers for Justice, and retired International Representative with UEDanielle...
680 Majority Latinx Workers in Mississippi Taken off their Jobs by ICE: An Injury to One is an Injury to All!
On August 7, the US Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted raids on workers in 7 food processing plants in six Mississippi cities.These workers came to the US to try to earn an honest living, because conditions in their home countries prevented...
Southern Workers School Opens 2018 Session in Durham Sept. 14-16
Southern Workers School Opens 2018 Session in Durham, Sept. 14-16 On September 14-16, 2018, the Southern Workers Assembly (SWA) will hold the third annual Southern Workers School in Durham, NC. This school will include a series 9 workshops of education, training and...
Solidarity with North Carolina Education Worker Actions!
Solidarity with North Carolina Education Worker Actions! The Southern Workers Assembly sends solidarity to North Carolina education workers and their union! On May 16, teachers are taking personal days to mobilize by the tens of thousands to march on the General...
Solidarity With North Carolina Education Workers Actions!
Solidarity With North Carolina Education Workers Actions! Deepen the workers struggle, strengthen our unions and fight against budget cuts! Southern Workers Assembly sends solidarity to North Carolina education workers and their union! On May 16, teachers are taking...
Solidarity with Oklahoma Teacher & State Worker Walkouts!
Solidarity with Oklahoma Teacher & State Worker Walkouts! Deepen the class struggle, strengthen our unions and fight against austerity! The Southern Workers Assembly sends our solidarity to the education workers and their unions across Oklahoma that will stage...
Solidarity with West Virginia Teacher Walk-outs!
Solidarity with West Virginia Teacher Walk-outs! Deepen the class struggle, strengthen our unions and fight against austerity! The Southern Workers Assembly sends our solidarity to the education workers and their unions across West Virginia that are in a tremendous...
Mississippi union organizers at Nissan vow to fight on
Mississippi union organizers at Nissan vow to fight on Company threatened workers By Martha Grevatt posted on August 9, 2017 In July, union organizers at the Canton, Miss., Nissan vehicle assembly plant took a historic step toward becoming the first unionized plant of...
Charleston healthcare workers rally at MUSC
Charleston healthcare workers rally at MUSC
