Saturday, December 5 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Hargett St. YWCA 554 E. Hargett St. Raleigh, NC 27601

Workers in the recession economy are being squeezed even tighter than before. Learn from other workers and activists with unions and workers centers across the South about fighting for collective bargaining and against cuts to crucial public sector jobs during the recession. Learn nitty-gritty skills in workshops and hear from workers who are fighting back at work and in their communities across the South.

• Organizing for collective bargaining rights across the South
• Fighting back during the economic crisis and war abroad
• Connecting Southern labor and civil rights struggles
• Building stronger unions and grievance handling
• Confronting racism and immigrant-bashing
• Responding to attacks on jobs and services in the public sector

Check back at this website for updates on speakers and workshops.

Registration rates

Regular registration $25.00 Low-income registration (making less than $10/hr) $10.00 Sustainer registration $45.00

The 2009 Southern Workers School is a joint project of Black Workers for Justice, the Communiversity, and Labor Notes.
For more information, please contact: Shafeah M'Balia: shafeah [at] mac [dot] com, (251) 442-8123 Tiffany Ten Eyck: tiffany [at] labornotes [dot] org, (313) 842-6262

www.blackworkersforjustice.org
www.labornotes.org