Southern Workers News Today

Hundreds of organizers and supporters gathered in downtown Durham to rally and march in honor of May Day, recognizing workers around the world

Time to say goodbye to icy winters and frozen fingers! If enough young activists and organizers follow the US industrial base south, a far more powerful working-class movement is possible.

UE150 NC Public Service Workers Union WHO: North Carolina Public Service Workers Union, UE Local 150 WHAT: Press Conference WHEN: Wednesday, April 19 at 12:30pm WHERE: Across from State Legislative Building, 16 W. Jones Street, Raleigh Press contact: Dante Strobino, UE International Representative, 919-539-2051 State and local government workers will converge on the State Legislature on…

Southern Workers Assembly Event: https://fb.me/e/2rM4vQsis From fast food and retail, to the public sector, throughout the logistics industry, and beyond, workers across the South are in motion and fighting back. Join us for a public discussion between worker leaders in mostly non-collective bargaining workplaces from some of these key sectors to discuss the current political…

Late yesterday, Black Workers for Justice announced that retired United Electrical Workers (UE) organizer Saladin Muhammad died the age of 76. In addition to his work with the UE, Saladin was...

Late yesterday, Black Workers for Justice announced that retired United Electrical Workers (UE) organizer Saladin Muhammad died the age of 76. In addition to his work with the UE, Saladin was...

The coalition will steer funds to organizing and advocacy campaigns in the South.

New Orleans Starbucks workers at 7700 Maple Street are the first in the city to file for union certification, amidst dozens of nationwide unionization

DURHAM, N.C. - Under the slogan “Build the Workers Assembly Movement! Organize the South!,” nearly 80 workers from eight Southern states gathered in Durham, North Carolina for a Southern Workers Assembly Organizing School over the weekend of April 29 – May 1.

DURHAM, N.C. - Under the slogan “Build the Workers Assembly Movement! Organize the South!,” nearly 80 workers from eight Southern states gathered in Durham, North Carolina for a Southern Workers Assembly Organizing School over the weekend of April 29 – May 1.