Working People's Association of Charlotte

We are an organization of workers aiming to elevate the issues and demands of working people in Charlotte. To Contact Email us at: [email protected]

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Working People’s Association and Charlotte Metro Neighborhood Defense Stand with NC Central Students

Photo credit @ITSRAIL_ on Instagram Donations for legal defense can be sent here. Wednesday, five people at North Carolina Central University were brutally tackled, carried away, and arrested by police for protesting housing conditions on campus. The Working People’s Association and Charlotte Metro Neighborhood Defense stand in unwavering solidarity with students at the university who have been…

Working People’s Association and Charlotte Metro Neighborhood Defense Stand with NC Central Students

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Charlotte Restaurant STEALS from its workers, NC Dept. of Labor Does Nothing

Photo by Peter Taylor Which would you rather do, launch a widespread strike against your workplace, which would turn the tide of political power into the hands of the workers, or wait months for the Department of Labor to give you information you already know? The story of how one Charlotte worker was treated for trying to use the state agency to get his hard-earned money will make you think…

Charlotte Restaurant STEALS from its workers, NC Dept. of Labor Does Nothing

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Workers Correspondence: "And Then They Came for Me”

Photo Credit: Khadejeh Nikouyeh Note: The following is an article submitted to us by a local worker and is unedited. Have a story you’d like to submit to us? The Working People’s Press aims to be a voice for workers in Charlotte, and we encourage you to get involved and send in your own experiences to our email: [email protected] I do not believe in relying on the law and the decisions…

Workers Correspondence: "And Then They Came for Me”

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Black Workers Congress: The Trade Union Question

The following is a repost of a portion of the “The Black Liberation Struggle, the Black Workers Congress, and Proletarian Revolution” published by the Black Workers Congress in 1974. Which outlines their positions on the Trade Union Question. While the Working People’s Press does not agree with the entirety of the article, it is nonetheless an extremely valuable piece for all class-conscious…

Black Workers Congress: The Trade Union Question

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Workers Correspondence: Life Working at an Uptown Restaurant

A local restaurant worker sent in an article on their experiences at a Uptown Charlotte restaurant.

Note: The following is an article submitted to us by a local restaurant worker and is unedited. Have a story you’d like to submit to us? The Working People’s Press aims to be a voice for workers in Charlotte, and we encourage you to get involved and send in your own experiences to our email: [email protected] I am a server at a restaurant located in Charlotte’s Uptown, near offices…

Workers Correspondence: Life Working at an Uptown Restaurant

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New Day: Teamsters' Stewards Back UPS' Lies

The following is a repost of a portion of the December edition of the “New Day at UPS.” New Day at UPS is a monthly newsletter written by UPS workers for UPS workers. It aims to be a voice in the struggle to build an independent rank-and-file organization at UPS. New Day is an example of the type of initiative needed to be taken up en masse by workers to build an independent, class-conscious…

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Workers Correspondence: Charlotte’s Small Restaurants Run By Pimps and Thieves

The landscape of food service work in Charlotte is abysmal and rife with worker's rights violations, wage theft, and abuse. This isn't news to anyone who's ever worked in the industry, but it's worth remembering that food service workers throughout the So

Photo Credit: James Willamor Note: The following is an article submitted to us by a local restaurant worker. Have a story you’d like to submit to us? The Working People’s Press aims to be a voice for workers in Charlotte, and we encourage you to get involved and send in your own experiences to our email: [email protected] The landscape of food service work in Charlotte is abysmal and…

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Boycott the Election, Fight for Revolution

Boycott the Elections, Fight for Revolution! US democracy is bankrupt and must be opposed

This week, incendiary devices with “Free Palestine” and “Free Gaza” written on them were set off inside ballot boxes in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. While on the surface, the different factions of the US ruling class in the Democratic and Republican parties bicker and jostle to see which faction will have the upper hand in the upcoming election, what both parties agree on is the…

Boycott the Election, Fight for Revolution

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October 7th, a day to be Celebrated by Workers all over the World

Exactly a year ago on this day, year, the combined might of the forces for Palestinian national liberation in Gaza launched a counteroffensive against the Israeli occupation forces, forcing them back from Gaza and causing thousands of Israeli settlers to flee. This was an act of resistance against decades of settler-colonialism, imperialism, and genocide. Since then, the genocidal false state of…

October 7th, a day to be Celebrated by Workers all over the World

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The Working People’s Association Stands in Solidarity with Students at UNC Charlotte.

The Working People’s Associations stands in unwavering solidarity with students at UNC-Charlotte who have been experiencing immense repression over the past few days in an attempt by the university to silence their opposition to the genocidal, settler-colonial project known as Israel and the university’s investments in it. Tuesday morning at 6 am, campus police, fulfilling their role as the armed…

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New Day: How UPS Conducts Layoffs

We republished a section of the New Day at UPS's February edition which details lay offs and hour cuts at UPS nationally and in Charlotte Read More:

Note: The following is a repost of a portion of the February edition of the “New Day at UPS” which focuses on the layoffs at UPS including in Charlotte. “New Day at UPS” is a monthly newsletter written by UPS workers for UPS workers. It aims to be a voice in the struggle to build an independent rank and file organization at UPS. “The New Day” is an example of the type of initiative needed to be…

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Fixing the Problem of Working Conditions at UPS

We're happy to repost of a portion of the October edition of the "New Day at UPS." "New Day at UPS" is a monthly newsletter written by UPS workers for UPS workers. It aims to be a voice in the struggle to build a rank and file organization at UPS.

An ambulance waits outside of the West Charlotte UPS hub The following is a repost of a portion of the October edition of the “New Day at UPS.” “New Day at UPS” is a monthly newsletter written by UPS workers for UPS workers. It aims to be a voice in the struggle to build an independent rank and file organization at UPS. “The New Day” is an example of the type of initiative needed to be taken up…

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The Working People's Association is a Revolutionary Organization

All Power to the Working Class!

After a discussion and analysis of the history and conditions of the working class under capitalism, the Working People’s Association (WPA) has united on becoming a revolutionary organization. Since its formation, the WPA has operated on an economistic political line, focusing entirely on the day-to-day demands of the working class in Charlotte while only paying lip service to the need for…

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Employees at the Re-Opened Amelie’s Uptown Location Facing Poor Conditions and Pay

Employees at the recently re-opened Amelie's Uptown location have been experiencing poor working conditions and low pay.

Photo taken by Amelie’s customer As Amelie’s French Bakery & Café’s recently reopened its Uptown location, employees have been dealing with disorganized operations and mismanaged resources. After the store’s grand re-opening on the 15th, one employee has already resigned due to the store’s inhospitable conditions. “Everyone from Uptown wants to quit,” they said. Uptown employees are expected to…

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Introducing the Working People's Press

We're starting the Working People's Press! A newspaper that aims to be the voice of all workers in Charlotte.

The Working People’s Press is a newly formed newspaper that gives a voice to workers without fear of being retaliated against by our bosses for telling the truth about our workplaces. It fills the much-needed role of giving the working class of Charlotte a newspaper that tells our stories, instead of those of our employers and those in power. As workers ourselves, we aren’t concerned with being…

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