Many workers at the Smithfield hog processing plant in Tar Heel North Carolina continue to speak-out about what they call "bad" work conditions. But yesterday instead of just speaking-out – hundreds of workers walked out.
Leoneda Inge is the co-host of ¹ÏÉñapp's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at ¹ÏÉñapp as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital ¹ÏÉñapp Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.
The multi-billion dollar merger announcement between Smithfield Foods and China-based Shuanghui International caught many people by surprise. Smithfield…
The United Auto Workers union is celebrating a huge win at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee. Organizers hope they can continue a push into the rest of the south, including North Carolina and South Carolina, which have very low union participation rates.
Unlike in many states, North Carolina public school teachers can not collectively bargain contracts. Nor can they legally strike. The situation has broad effects for public school employees.
Sanitation workers in Durham who demanded pay raises, bonuses and permanent work last week have ended their strike to "keep their commitment to the community."
This week, graduate students enrolled in PhD programs at Duke University will receive ballots in the mail to vote on whether to form a labor union. If more students vote for the union than against, they’ll become the first recognized graduate student union in the South.