by admin | Apr 2, 2018 | In the News, Press release
BY DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN, Durham Herald Sun UPDATE: Durham City Council approved this resolution at its meeting on April 2, 2018. City workers seeking more influence for unions got some symbolic support Thursday when the Durham City Council said it will pass a...
by admin | Mar 9, 2018 | In the News, Press release
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — The Durham school board vote unanimously Thursday night to have all its custodians become Durham Public Schools employees, rather than work with outside contractors. DPS Chief Operating Officer Aaron Beaulieu outlined a plan to begin...
by admin | Feb 2, 2018 | In the News, Press release, Workers Assembly
By Sarah Willets, Indy Week Read the article as it appeared in the Indy here Labor groups in Durham are uniting to demand more rights and protections for workers in the Bull City. The Durham Workers Assembly, as the collective is known, met Thursday night to share...
by admin | Feb 2, 2018 | In the News, Press release, Workers Assembly
Read this article that appeared in the Herald Sun on February 2 here BY DAWN BAUMGARTNER VAUGHAN Union and labor groups in Durham are calling for a Worker’s Rights Commission, and think they have a city council who supports it. “Durham probably has the most...
by admin | Jan 11, 2018 | In the News, Press release
Durham, NC—At 4PM on Friday, January 12, more than 40 workers and community allies gathered in front of City Hall to launch a city-wide campaign to unite working families for better working and living conditions in Durham. At the rally, Daryl Brunson, solid waste...