Southern Workers Assembly

Fighting racism to build a mighty movement

Based on a talk given at the Feb. 5 webinar “Global Class War: Lessons from Sam Marcy for workers struggles…

February 17, 2023

Saladin Muhammad: a life dedicated to organizing Southern Black workers − a WW commentary

Saladin Muhammad, a revolutionary Black union organizer and propagandist, died on Sept. 19 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, at age…

September 22, 2022

Wide spectrum of class struggles at Labor Notes conference

Chicago The 2022 Labor Notes conference, sponsored by the magazine of the same name, brought 4,000 worker-activists to Chicago June…

June 26, 2022

Workers Assembly unites Southern fightback

Workers from across the Raleigh- Durham, N.C., area and from many different workplaces gathered in a Local Worker Assembly sponsored…

March 7, 2014

Southern Workers Assembly vs. Tea Party

From a 2013 WWP Conference talk by Ben C. While the Democratic National Convention was unfolding in Charlotte, N.C., during…

December 19, 2013

North Carolina protest: Solidarity with teachers’ walk-in

The following is an edited version of a statement issued Nov. 6 by the Southern Workers Assembly in salute of…

November 17, 2013

Solidarity with North Carolina teachers’ walk-in protests

The following is an edited version of a statement issued Nov. 6 by the Southern Workers Assembly in salute of…

November 7, 2013

Stop attacks on labor’s democratic and human rights: Drop the charges against Saladin Muhammad, Moral Monday labor rights arrestee!

The following statement was issued by the Southern Workers Assembly on Oct. 8. The opening trial for the 940 North…

October 8, 2013

Southern labor hosts assembly: ‘Build a workers’ alliance!’

Charlotte, N.C. — Over 300 Southern workers, trade unionists and community allies gathered for the Southern Workers Assembly on Sept.…

September 13, 2012

Rank-and-file labor leader Saladin Muhammad: ’What is our charge as Southern workers?’

The following opening remarks were made by Saladin Muhammad, coordinator of the Southern International Worker Justice Campaign and retired United…

September 13, 2012