Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW)
Waffle House workers fight back against wage theft

Employers steal billions from workers each year through wage theft, a crime which disproportionately affects workers earning the lowest wages

Waffle House workers demand liveable wages and tip protections

Fast food workers in the US South are determined to get their tips in a timely manner

Workers in US South are organizing to demand relief from the extreme heat

Service industry workers speak out against low-wage, life-threatening work, and demand safety measures be implemented immediately

Waffle House workers win major raise after months of campaigning

Waffle House workers are celebrating the announcement as a victory as a result of struggle and vow to continue fighting for 25 dollars per hour

Dilemmas of Humanity conference in the US outlines principle task: organize a working class movement to defeat the empire

Socialists, organizers, and working class leaders in the United States describe the challenges the movement faces, and what is to be done to overcome them

Overworked and understaffed Dollar General workers rally against cost-cuts on safety

Workers in the US rural variety store giant Dollar General protest the company’s cost-cutting policies which has dubbed it a “Severe Violator” of worker safety

87% of service workers in the US South were injured on the job last year

Southern service workers allege that South Carolina’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration discriminates against Black workers

Six workers in the South are standing up to a billion-dollar hotel chain

Hotel workers went on strike to demand safe working conditions, an end to racist verbal abuse, and the reinstatement of two Black women workers

“We are building a union by any means necessary”: cross-sector union launched in the US south

Workers in the Southern United States are banding together to form the Union of Southern Service Workers to fight for higher wages, dignity, and against racism