Update School Worker Rights Campaign
Hello World from SWU's Labor Campaign,
This is a quick update from the school workers rights team at SWU. This summer we released our newsletter and will be passing this out to our members at presentation we do in the schools. In the newsletter we highlight our research on living wage, we spotlight a member, give a little insight on our connections and building with movements across the U.S. and the last part is upcoming events.
The workers rights roundtable is a connection built locally with workers rights organizations and labor movements in and around the San Antonio area. It first came we realized that we had a relationship with the National Nurses Union through a southern wide organization called Southern Workers Assembly (SWA). The SWA is comprised of social political workers rights organizations across the south and welcomes workers & organizations to join in. Here is a statement from the website written by Saladin Muhamad who is co-chair of the SWA:
"The Southern Workers Assembly (SWA) invites you to affiliate with our network of local unions, labor committees, labor organizations and individual labor activists. We are committed to empowering Southern workers to build a rank and file democratic labor movement."
For more info on the Southern Workers Assembly visit:
For more info on the National Nurses Union visit:
The next workers rights roundtable will be July 17, 2014 from 6-8pm
1412 E. Commerce San Antonio, TX 78205. We welcome you to come discuss issues around right to work laws, worker oppression, slave wage laws and union membership.
This summer the workers rights team will be doing presentations and recruiting members in the San Antonio and Austin school districts as well as throughout the school year. We will be rebuilding the member board which consist of a president, vice-president and secretary in each school we work in. The member board will learn and know all that the workers rights team does and also the board will help in planning for the future. A large part of our work includes supporting members throughout grievances. We will continue to take grievaces and fight for your rights as a worker. For more information on becoming part of the member board, volunteering or questions please feel free to call Joaquin Abrego (210) 413-8978.
Below you will find an application to join as a member of the Southwest Workers Union feel free to pass this on to any school worker member you know. SWU has the lowest dues in Texas because we feel that you have the right to fair wages and just working conditions.
For more information contact us at 210.299.2666 or email us joaquin@swunion.org
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Please visit our worker center and community garden at
1416 E. Commerce San Antonio, TX 78205
(210) 299-2666
