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COMING SOON
by frank
April 5, 2021
April 2021 | Philanthropy
April 2021 | Philanthropy
A note from the editors,
On March 29, Amazon employees in Bessemer, Alabama will vote on forming a union with RWDSU. Alabama, like many Southern states, is a right-to-work state. Employees may work in a unionized workplace without having to pay dues, making it harder for unions to survive.
With a large media presence and growing political support [President Biden directly addressed the vote in a video on February 28] the vote in Bessemer has the potential to break from the tumultuous labor history in The South and to shape a new narrative of working in the US.
In collaboration with Payday Report, March looks at the changing South through direct interviews with organizers, union workers, union busters, and a historical conversation about American workers.
-frank
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Women of Watts
by Women of Watts
April 12, 2019
Women of Watts acts as an information center working with at-risk families, parents and youth — especially with those who have lost a loved one as a result of being murdered by gang violence.
Left to Right: Lydia Friend, Pastor Allie Tramble, Pastor Donna Spivey, Danesha Sotelo, and Keivionna Corbin.
This piece was originally published in June 2018 during our month on the collateral consequences of incarceration. The Women of Watts were our co-editors, guiding us to understand more through their personal journeys. Below is the editors letter from that month, written by WOW.