Character Studies: Mama Cookie, Champion for Labor Rights
Durham organizer Bertha Bradley, better known as Mama Cookie, has been front-and-center in the fight for better working conditions across the South.
At An Amazon Warehouse in Garner, a Card-Signing Campaign is Underway
“We are playing a game of chess with Amazon,” says Ryan Brown, who founded the worker-led unionization movement at RDU1.
Following Union Organizing and a Strike, Durham’s Lowest-Paid Workers Are on the Brink of a Major Victory
Durham’s city council will likely vote to give $5,000 bonuses to many city employees later this month.
For UNC Housekeepers, the Decades-Long Fight for Fair Wages Endures
North Carolina’s $30 billion state budget provides a 4 percent raise for state employees this year, followed by a 3 percent raise next year. Workers and union leaders say that is insufficient to meet rising costs and employee turnover.
Southern Service Workers Unionize for Better Working Conditions
In four Southern states including North Carolina, service workers have formed a cross-sector union to demand fair pay, safety, consistent scheduling, and dignity.
Thirty-One Days Inside the First North Carolina Starbucks to Organize for a Union
Conversations about unionizing at the Raleigh Starbucks began as a joke. That quickly changed.
After Years of Organizing, Duke’s Grad Students Got a Raise. Duke Still Won.
Soon, Donald Trump’s National Labor Relations Board will likely crush graduate student unions once and for all.
More Workers' Rights Coverage
Durham Workers Are Coming Together To Demand More Rights and Protections from Their Employers
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 stories of abuse in the workplace and draft a Workers’ Bill of Rights to present to the City Council along with a request…
