Union of Southern Service Workers

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March 21, 2023

Union of Southern Service Workers Is Organizing Low-Wage Workers Across Industries

Kim Kelly teenvogue

By organizing today’s “unorganizable” Southern workers, the Union of Southern Service Workers seeks to follow in their footsteps of downtrodden workers excluded from the New Deal's National Labor Relations Act of 1935 who fought for recognition.

December 1, 2022

‘The Success Is Inspirational’: The Fight for $15 Movement 10 Years On

Steven Greenhouse The Guardian

Federal lawmakers failed to increase the minimum wage, but US workers made other gains, and they are setting their sights on new goals. But across the country, states and companies have raised wages in the wake of Fight for $15’s efforts.

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November 23, 2022

Southern Service Workers Launch a New Union

Stephanie Luce Labor Notes

Hundreds of service workers from across the South gathered in Columbia, South Carolina, November 17-19 to launch the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW).

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