S.C. Service Workers hold rally at State House
State workers gathered at the State House today for a rally over workplace safety
State workers gathered at the State House today for a rally over workplace safety
The International Longshoremen’s Association rallied at the State House today in support of a labor union that represents dock workers in South Carolina.
Presidential candidate Nikki Haley will be on the campaign trail in Lexington next week.
The “Our Freedoms Our Vote” rally is a nationwide push to bring accountability to those who participated in the attack on January 6th, and to encourage elected leaders to further protect a citizen’s right to vote.
As Russian President Vladmir Putin continues to wage war on Ukraine, a college in the Midlands wants to do what it can to stand with the Ukrainian people. Students and faculty from Newberry College marched from the main entrance of campus to the Center for Teacher Education a few blocks away, carrying Ukrainian flags along the way.
A Midlands man who says he has family living in Ukraine is continuing to speak out about the Russian invasion.
Right now, a rally is happening at the Statehouse, and organizers say the purpose is to confront the state of mind that allows white supremacy to exist through things like racial profiling, and Confederate monuments. This comes on the six year anniversary of the Charleston Massacre, where Dylann Roof gunned down nine African Americans at Emanuel AME Church.
Officials say there was no violence or arrests during a protest at the State House on Sunday. A group of peaceful protesters joined outside the State House for a “Freedom of Speech” rally.
South Carolina was not the only state where those who work in the education system hit the street in protest.
Lexington District One says they will not be closing school for their teachers and staff to attend the upcoming May 1st Walk Out.