
1 MAY 2024
The Southern Workers Assembly gathered on May Day, May 1, 2024, for a rally and march through Durham, NC, to announce a new labor campaign. Members of Duke ASJP and Duke Graduate Students Union spoke at the gates to Duke’s East Campus, a stop along the march route, where the workers’ march was denied access to campus by Duke University Police. Workers’ demands include $25/hr minimum for all workers, affordable housing, an annual payment from Duke University to the City of Durham, an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and Durham’s divestment from businesses tied to Israel.
The May Day event was covered by Indy Week and The Chronicle.